Sean O’Malley Says “Fighting in a Tiny Cage” is a Huge Disadvantage
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The UFC will conclude their Fight Island leg of events this Saturday. Following the Fight Night featuring Robert Whittaker and Darren Till, the promotion will return to the UFC Apex. However, the UFC may have to combat cities electing to lockdown yet again. In this regard, UFC President Dana White hinted that they may spend a lot of time in Abu Dhabi on Fight Island. However, Sean O’Malley is not on board with flying halfway across the world to fight.
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Fight Island features the standard 30-foot Octagon which is bigger than the 25-foot structure in the Apex. The 14th ranked Bantamweight fighter believes that the UFC Apex Octagon is a disadvantage to strikers.
‘Sugar’ said, “Fighting in a tiny cage like that, I mean that cage is really really small which is I feel a disadvantage for uh strikers obviously, but the only advantage if it did get switched I would try to be optimistic about it and think we’re gonna fight in a bigger cage.”
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Now, the undefeated fighter talks about the things that all Fight Island competitors have to deal with. Currently, all fighters who feature on Fight Island have to pass five coronavirus tests and need to observe strict quarantine measures. Furthermore, they need to have nightly temperature screenings.
Sean O’Malley feels his style will remain the same irrespective of the cage
O’Malley said, “And we just gotta deal with a lot more bulls**t as far as traveling, getting tested, and quarantining. You know, deal with a lot of stuff, but the bigger cage would be nice.”
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At this point, he got questioned over the difference between fighting in a small cage and a big cage. O’Malley indicated that it didn’t matter as his style needs him to be on his toes.
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“Uh no, I move a lot regardless of the tiny cage or big cage. I think the smaller the cage, the more I have to move, the more energy I have to exert. Which is fine cause I’m in good shape and I’m training, you know, hard for these fights.”
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However, the fighter concludes and lets fans know his preferred option, “I think it’s just more enjoyable in a bigger cage, more room to work.”
O’Malley heads into UFC 252 on the back of two first-round finishes this year. He spent just 3:56 seconds in the cage and burst into the rankings for the first time. Do you see Sean O’Malley getting his 13th consecutive professional win on August 15?
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