SEAN O'MALLEY NEWS

"Genuinely feel bad for him" - Sean O'Malley sympathizes with Ilia Topuria over rumored divorce Ilia Topuria's personal life has become a hot topic in the MMA world after his wife seemingly deleted all their photos on social media.

3 DAYS AGO • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Yadong up next O'Malley will fight Yadong Song at UFC 324 on Jan. 24, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact O'Malley will certainly be eager to turn things around in January after suffering back-to-back losses at the hands of Merab Dvalishvili -- most recently in June. He'll aim to do so while holding a five-inch reach advantage over Song, who has won three of his last four fights.

NOVEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

"How can you clown on me?" - Aiemann Zahabi's unfiltered response leaves Sean O'Malley under fire Aiemann Zahabi edged Marlon Vera by split decision at UFC Vancouver to secure his seventh straight victory, and then turned his attention to...

OCTOBER 25 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"Greatest fighter to ever walk this earth" - Sean O'Malley makes bold claim calling Ilia Topuria the greatest of all time over Jon Jones Sean O’Malley recently expressed his admiration for Ilia Topuria's abilities inside the octagon, citing him as the greatest of all time over...

SEPTEMBER 30 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"I don't get tired" - Cory Sandhagen drops eye-opening remark on Merab Dvalishvili's wins over Sean O'Malley and Umar Nurmagomedov Cory Sandhagen is studying Merab Dvalishvili closely as UFC 320 approaches. Dvalishvili is an expert at wearing opponents down with pressure...

SEPTEMBER 30 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Former UFC champion Sean O'Malley admits he's still searching for answers after two defeats Sean O’Malley is learning how quickly fortunes can shift when competing in the UFC's biggest stage.

SEPTEMBER 2 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"Nasty jab, creative" - Aljamain Sterling opens up on former rival Sean O'Malley's surprising DM after UFC Shanghai win over Brian Ortega Aljamain Sterling recently disclosed a text message he received from former rival Sean O'Malley following his victory against Brian Ortega a...

SEPTEMBER 1 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

UFC star Sean O'Malley reveals what's going wrong and Conor McGregor is part of it Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley has down a lot of self-reflection after suffering back-to-back losses at the expense of Merab...

AUGUST 27 • SI.COM

Sean O'Malley: 'Ilia Topuria vs. Paddy Pimblett is the fight to make' Former UFC champ Sean O’Malley believes a match between lightweight champion Ilia Topuria and Paddy Pimblett is the fight to make.

JULY 5 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Sean O'Malley: 'Ilia Topuria is a f**king superstar' Former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley reacts to Ilia Topuria’s UFC 317 knockout win over Charles Oliveira.

JUNE 30 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Merab Chokes Out the Hype Again, and Sean O'Malley Has No Excuses | Deadspin.com Merab Dvalishvili submits Sean O’Malley again at UFC 316, ending the comeback hype and cementing his claim as the bantamweight GOAT.

JUNE 8 • DEADSPIN.COM

Merab Dvalishvili submits Sean O'Malley in UFC 316 rematch A bantamweight title fight rematch between champion Merab Dvalishvili and former titleholder Sean O’Malley headlined UFC 316.

JUNE 8 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

UFC 316: Merab Dvalishvili taps out Sean O'Malley to retain title with Trump in attendance The Georgian fighter dominates rematch with third-round submission as President Donald Trump watches from front row. Kayla Harrison wins tit...

JUNE 8 • DAILYNEWS.COM

Harrison, Dvalishvili celebrate as 135-pound champions at UFC 316 with President Trump looking on

Merab Dvalishvili retained his 135-pound championship when he tapped out Sean O’Malley in the third round in the main event of UFC 316 at the Prudential Center

JUNE 8 • Associated Press

Unable to regain 135-pound gold O'Malley came up short in his quest to regain the UFC Bantamweight Championship on Saturday, falling to Merab Dvalishvili via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:42 of Round 3 at UF...

Impact Fully recovered from hip surgery which hampered him in the first fight against Dvalishvili last September, O'Malley fought better. And still lost. More convincingly than the first time. Sean spent too much time on his back in Round 1, but was by no means dominated. He stuffed all four of Merab's takedown attempts in Round 2 and even won the round on one scorecard, but it all came crashing down in Round 3. He was worked his way back to his feet twice before being dragged down to the mat three separate times. His will appeared to break in the process and Dvalishvili was able to get the submission win late in the frame. Sean still may be the second-best bantamweight in the world, but the guy at the top of the food chain is a nightmare matchup for him. It's reminiscent of the Jon Jones v. Daniel Cormier situation back in the day. It doesn't mean O'Malley is anything other than elite. It just means Merab is better.

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

UFC title contender Sean O'Malley quit weed, social media and hair dye. Can it make him a champion?

UFC 135-pound champion Merab Dvalishvili defends the championship against Sean O’Malley and Julianna Peña defends her 135-pound belt against two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Ha...

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

Sean O'Malley prepared for a '25-minute war' with 'sloppy' Merab Dvalishvili Former bantamweight titleholder Sean O’Malley will try to get the belt back when he faces champion Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316.

JUNE 5 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Sean O'Malley Quit Weed and Instagram: Can He Become UFC's Biggest Star? | Deadspin.com After a humbling loss at UFC 306, Sean O’Malley says he’s ditched weed and social media to focus on greatness. Can “Suga” bounce back and be...

JUNE 4 • DEADSPIN.COM

Sean O'Malley Sends Cold Warning to Merab Dvalishvili Ahead of UFC 316 Rematch Sean O’Malley sends a cold warning to Merab Dvalishvili ahead of their rematch at UFC 316 for the UFC bantamweight title.

JUNE 2 • THESTATE.COM

Merab Dvalishvili responds with brutal honesty to high praise from Sean O'Malley's coach Ahea of his bantamweight title rematch with Sean O'Malley at UFC 316 on June 7, Merab Dvalishvili sent some verbal jabs in the direction of...

JUNE 2 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Former UFC champion Sean O'Malley explains why he stopped smoking weed Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley quit smoking marijuana and hasn’t consumed it this year.

MAY 27 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Sean O'Malley spars with Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 316 title fight | Video Former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley sparred with former two-time middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 316.

MAY 25 • THESTATE.COM

UFC 292: Sean O'Malley ready to prove the hype is real in main event vs. Aljamain Sterling O'Malley will face three-time defending bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in the main event of UFC 292 in Boston on Saturday.

APRIL 28 • NYTIMES.COM

UFC 299 predictions, odds, best bets: Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera is a tough headliner to call Brett Appley previews the main event of UFC 299 and two other key fights for Saturday night.

APRIL 28 • NYTIMES.COM

Sean O'Malley defeats Marlon 'Chito' Vera via unanimous decision to retain bantamweight belt at UFC 299 O’Malley improved to 18-1-1 and avenged the only loss of his career to Vera in August 2020.

APRIL 28 • NYTIMES.COM