Newly-topped UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has made no bones about the utilization of the occupation blueprint of Conor McGregor as motivation for his bask in hotfoot against an world title.
O’Malley made appropriate on his verbalize to obtain UFC gold remaining weekend in Boston, ending the weak champion Aljamain Sterling early into the 2nd spherical of their fight within the TD Garden — the identical venue by which McGregor earned a 2nd spherical discontinue of Denis Siver all those years ago — and speaking to weak NFL participant Pat McAfee on his podcast the day outdated to this, O’Malley printed that McGregor used to be quick to message him after he raised that gold belt.
“@TheNotoriousMMA indubitably messaged me for the predominant time the day outdated to this and said microscopic one we did it..
I said are we co-predominant eventing in December and all he spoke back used to be SHOT CALLER” 😂😂@SugaSeanMMA #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/23wBnNKUw1
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 22, 2023
“Conor messaged me on Instagram for the predominant time the day outdated to this,” O’Malley said to McAfee.
“He said, ‘Minute one we did it,’ and I said, ‘We sure f*cking did!’ I said, ‘You predominant eventing in December, I’m co-predominant eventing?’ All he spoke back used to be, ‘Shot caller.’ I don’t know what which approach, but I indubitably feel like I kinda discontinue so I’m hoping that’s a optimistic in f*cking Irish.’
No remaining date has as of yet been confirmed for McGregor’s return to the Octagon, though there were recent solutions that December would possibly perchance perchance properly be a imaginable date for the Dubliner’s proposed matchup with TUF rival coach Michael Chandler. Likewise, O’Malley has urged that he would like to defend his crown earlier than the 300 and sixty five days is out — likely against either Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera or Merab Dvalishvili.
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