Who’s really going to argue that Sean O’Malley isn’t one of the biggest names in MMA today, especially in the UFC? Just a few weeks back on his TimboSugarShow podcast, O’Malley floated the idea that he might never fight again. Was he joking? Probably. The 30-year-old is fresh off back-to-back title losses to bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili , most recently getting submitted at UFC 316 in June. Still, Sean O’Malley later made it clear he’s not done yet. After fighting twice in 2024, he says he plans to keep that same pace this year.

It’s worth clarifying here that O’Malley is no longer the bantamweight champion, a status he held briefly after defeating Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 in 2023. His title reign ended with consecutive losses to Merab Dvalishvili, who now controls the di

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