Ranked UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley had some serious advice for budding fighters after Charles Oliveira’s submission win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.
‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley is one of the most exciting fighters on the UFC roster. The Irish-American is popular for his funky style and attitude. And to top that off, he has the fighting skills to back it up in the octagon. That made him an instant fan favorite.
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In one episode of his podcast, ‘The Suga Show’, O’Malley stated that ‘The Diamond’ made the right choice at UFC 269, “Dude if someone has a choke locked up around your neck, going to sleep ain’t gonna prove anything. It’s not gonna mean you’re tougher; it means you’re dumber. If you go to sleep when you have the option to tap but you wanna go to sleep because whatever reason you’re… It’s an ego-driven thing too. But it’s like- just f*cking tap.”
“If there’s a 0.1% that you’ll get out, try to get out maybe. But if there’s 0% when someone locked; Charles Oliveira’s locked up around your neck – I am tapping too,” O’Malley clarified.
O’Malley is on track to become one of the most famous UFC fighters of modern times. However, he is not sure if he wants to associate himself with those who are already at the top, in particular Conor McGregor.
Sean O’Malley doesn’t want to share a fight card with Conor McGregor
‘Suga’ was one of the fighters on the main card of the UFC 269, one of the biggest UFC PPV of 2021, while he was unranked. This just shows the kind of fan-following O’Malley has. However, he made one thing clear: that he doesn’t want to fight in someone else’s shadow, especially that of the biggest name in MMA.
“You know, I would rather fight with less attention on the card.” “I would rather fight like on a non-Conor card, because no matter what even if I go out there and perform beautifully, and Conor breaks his foot or whatever, all the ESPN, Sports Center, everything’s going to pick up Conor. So, for me, I’d prefer to be on a smaller card as far as basically not Conor. I feel like everybody else I am bigger than”
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