Deen the Great has recently been everywhere—slapped by Larry Wheels, elbowed by Tiki Ghosn on Rampage Jackson‘s livestream, and yet louder than ever. Instead of slowing down after those viral moments, he went all out. Cameras on, ego high, and now he’s going for a former UFC champion.
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After seeking clout by aiming at people double his size, the influencer is dreaming big again. But not literally, more figuratively, as the name he mentioned wasn’t just another influencer like him. It was Sean O’Malley.
Sean O’Malley entertains Deen the Great’s callout
“Dana White, one of your fighters gotta see me. We could run that, Sugar Sean; I’ll fight him. For sure, I’m down, bro.” Deen the Great said on One Night with Steiny. “Give me one of your fighters, and let’s box.”
However, little did he know that his wish would be answered almost immediately. Showing up on FaceTime, Sean O’Malley popped up and joked before quickly leaning in.
“No, you said to fight. I thought you said ‘fight,'” he said. “Why would I not? I’m the optimistic guy; I go in there and get the job done.”
“Sean, you ain’t never seen a n—- like me. I look better, my drip better… everything about me better,” Deen the Great fired back with pure bravado, just like he did in the past.
But ‘Suga’ did not bite. Instead, he claimed that the influencer resembled Aljamain Sterling, the fighter whom he knocked out in the very second round back at UFC 292. A fact that ‘Suga’ did not shy away from boasting live.
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And honestly, that line alone shifted the tone. While Deen insisted he could wrestle too, Sean O’Malley just couldn’t take him seriously unless a lot of money was involved. After all, this influencer was the same guy who just got elbowed and slapped by non-fighters just earlier this week.
“Hey, go get f—— clipped up a few more times. I’ll keep winning fights, and then I think you can happen,” O’Malley said. “I definitely need a couple M’s, and then we could run it up.
If I’m going to get paid some M’s to beat somebody that I think I’m going to beat, why would I not?”
On paper, it sounds ridiculous: a former UFC champion and a viral boxer who has gone 0-2 in internet fights. However, this is a modern combat sport. If the finances make sense and either the UFC or Zuffa Boxing wants content, this might be more than just talk. It may be business. But before that, Deen the Great has a few more tasks at hand.
The Great threatens legal action after internet beatdown
Before any fantasy matchup with Sean O’Malley can take place, Deen The Great must first deal with recovery and lawyers. And the tone on his recent livestream wasn’t hype, nor cocky. It was shaken as he made a big reveal while holding a cold bottle to his jaw.
“I ain’t gonna lie, I ain’t been sleeping. I ain’t been eating ever since this n—- slapped me, bruh,” Deen the Great said. “My jaw hurt, n—-. I’ve been on the phone with lawyers, attorneys. I’m gonna sue this big gorilla-a– n—-.
“My jaw hurt. I can’t sleep on my face. I can’t sleep on my side. This s— traumatic, and y’all n—- don’t understand. Y’all think this s— funny. Y’all think this s— a game, but this s— ain’t no game. This s—- real life.”
Smoothies with a straw instead of solid meals. The same side of his face was struck twice in two different livestream confrontations. Viral content for fans but some painful physical experience for Deen the Great. And now, he stands at a strange crossroads.
One moment, he’s talking about lawsuits over a slap and an elbow knockout that millions have replayed; the next, he’s challenging a former UFC champion. Livestream culture feeds on chaos, but the effects do not end when the camera is turned off.
And after how his jaw felt after facing two non-champs in less than 2 days, it definitely won’t be wise for him to go one-on-one against ‘Suga.’ However, before he even thinks of getting involved in a sanctioned fight, he may need to settle what happened in the unsanctioned ones.