“He Dm’d Me!”- UFC Analyst Ariel Helwani and Sean O’Malley Laud Musician Drake

Published 09/14/2021, 12:14 PM EDT

Sean O’Malley is one of the most popular fighters in the UFC. ‘Sugar’ currently competes in the UFC’s bantamweight division and is considered by many to be amongst the brightest prospects in MMA. Recently, O’Malley appeared on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, where he talked about many things, including world-famous musician Drake.

The conversation started with Helwani asking O’Malley about his latest ’69’ tattoo. Sean O’Malley had recently paid homage to rapper 6ix9ine by getting a ’69’ tattoo on his right shoulder. Talking about the same, Helwani told ‘Sugar’ that he is not much of a 6ix9ine guy, but prefers Drake.

‘Sugar’ responded by claiming that although he did not peg Helwani to be a Drake guy, he himself is a fan of the Canadian rapper. He said, “I like Drake. He is the man.” Following that, Helwani went on to talk about how Drake had DM’d him after he quoted his song ‘Headlines’ during the Jake Paul fight.

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‘Sugar’ seemed to be impressed by the same and talked about how he likes that song. O’Malley said, “Honestly, Headlines is my favorite that one’s an oldie, but it’s a banger. Love that one. ” Helwani then talked about how Drake thanked him for quoting him during the show.

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Being a Drake and a music fan in general fan, O’Malley found this to be exceptional and quickly said, “That’s fu*king awesome.” Drake is a world-famous musician and has fans all over the world and clearly, UFC star Sean O’Malley and Ariel Helwani are two of them.

What next for Sean O’Malley?

O’Malley last competed in the UFC back in July 2021. The fighter had faced promotional newcomer Kris Moutinho at the UFC 264 event. And although Moutinho showed great heart throughout the fight, O’Malley won the fight via a 3rd round TKO.

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Following this victory for ‘Sugar’ people have been speculating as to what is next for O’Malley. However, O’Malley has revealed that as the potential compensation for his next fight could be less than what he made against Moutinho, he has lost the motivation for his next fight.

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Although the fighter did reveal that he will be looking to compete on the undercard of the UFC 269 event. That event is expected to be headlined by the title fight between Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira and hence will be one of the biggest UFC events of the year. Therefore, competing in such a big event will surely be beneficial for ‘Sugar’.

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When and who do you think Sean O’Malley will fight next? Let us know in the comments.

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Paras Pande is a UFC author at EssentiallySports who is pursuing his graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication. An ardent follower of the UFC, he has been covering the sport for 2 years now. Before joining the team at EssentiallySports, Paras gained expertise as an MMA writer whilst working with Sportskeeda.

“He Dm’d Me!”- UFC Analyst Ariel Helwani and Sean O’Malley Laud Musician Drake

What next for Sean O’Malley?

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