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Sean O’Malley Gives His Prediction for Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier UFC 264 Fight

Published 06/14/2021, 1:13 PM EDT

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Sean O’Malley is all set to compete at one of the biggest UFC events of the year. ‘Sugar’ will face Louis Smolka at the UFC 264 event. That event is going to be headlined by the Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier fight.

Sean O’Malley is one of the brightest prospects in the UFC bantamweight division. ‘Sugar’ has great MMA record of 13-1 and would love to improve that when he steps into the Octagon next. As UFC 264 is headlined by the McGregor vs Poirier fight, all eyes will be on the event. Therefore, that event will be a great opportunity for ‘Sugar’ to widen his fanbase and showcase his talent to the entire world.

Recently talking about the McGregor vs Poirier fight, O’Malley said. “I haven’t been able to get a visual of how do I see that fight playing out. “

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“You know Conor looked good in that fight. He looked fast, looked focus; he looked sharp. Dustin was, you know, landing the bigger shots and put his lights out. You know, I don’t think there’s a lack of motivation from Conor. He looked good going into that fight.”

“I’m a big fan of both of them, really like both of them. You know, I’d like to see Conor win, and who does he fight next, another big fight. But really I don’t know how I see that fight playing out.”

O’Malley has always been a fan of McGregor and has often talked about following his footsteps. Many people even compare O’Malley to a younger McGregor for his aggression and candidness.

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Sean O’Malley believes can become a star like Conor McGregor

While many of his fans compare ‘Sugar to a younger McGregor. The fighter knows he has a long way to go before he can reach a level anywhere near McGregor’s. Although ‘Sugar’ believes he has the quality and talent to become one of the UFC’s biggest stars in the near future.

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For now, though, the fighter has set his eye on the fight vs Smolka. Sugar believes that if he wins this fight, he could challenge any top level bantamweight fighter and ultimately challenge for the title. ‘Sugar’ is a really entertaining fighter as well and fans are eager to watch him back in action at UFC 264.

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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.
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