At the historic UFC 306 in ‘The Sphere’, Sean O’Malley lost his bantamweight belt to Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision. With all the media attention that ‘Suga’ brought, that was a stone in the way of his goal of being one of the best in history of the company. After the defeat, the American fighter recognized that he had to undergo surgery to hip surgery so i would be around a year outside the octagon. However, once operated on, he went through Ariel Helwani’s program to anticipate a return for April or May 2025, with a rematch against Merab in the spotlight. “I want Merab next, “I know I’m better than him,” said.
Although the UFC has a fight on its hands between Merab and Umar Nurmagomedov Ahead of that rematch, O’Malley is in no rush. Yes it is true that being 29 years old prefers to stay active, since in his opinion it is reaching the high point of his career. “In a few weeks I will turn 30 years old and I feel that I haven’t reached my best moment yet. I think I have a lot more to do and much more to improve”, he stated.
I want to continue giving everything for this sport and I want to be active
In fact, if we take into account that His last fight was in September, The return period that you are giving after being operated on is quite smaller of the year I had planned. This is also due to the fact that a fighter’s ‘prime’ is said to be given between 31 and 33 years old, so you don’t want to waste your time. “I want to continue giving everything for this sport and I want to be active. “I want to take advantage of these years of plenitude,” recognized.
McGregor, after a fight
O’Malley and McGregor make peace
Sean, declared fan of Conor McGregor, He also had time to make peace with ‘The Notorious’ after the disagreements they had had in recent months, where both had verbally attacked each other in various interviews. The first to show his love for ‘Suga’ was the Irishman, who said that “Sean is a wrestling legend. UFC Champion and an incredible superstar. I would love to see him and Tim Welch do a season in Ireland under the training of John -Kavanagh- and I assure you that he would recover his title.” The invitation is on the table.
I will always be one of Conor’s biggest fans.
At the moment, O’Malley has not accepted make his next camp in the land of McGregor, but he has had time to emphasize again his admiration for McGregor. “I will always be one of Conor’s biggest fans, It influenced my career a lot. I’d love to party with Conor one day, but we’ll see if that happens. I’d rather be his friend than hate him. “I’m still a big fan,” he concluded.
