Media Sean O’Malley Claims Thomas Almeida Refused To Fight Him At UFC 258; Still Looking For An Opponent

[Gio]

O’Malley insisted that Almeida was always supposed to be his UFC 258 opponent and he didn’t announce it because it wasn’t official. Now he and his team are on the lookout for another bantamweight willing to take the fight.

“So he turned the fight down. A good decision on his part as it would have been a nasty KO. So we are still looking. But that’s who I was planning on fighting. I never announced it because obviously it was never official. And it is not official, and it’s not going to be official. So that fight is not happening. Still looking. I plan on fighting in February.”

Source: https://www.lowkickmma.com/sean-omalley-claims-thomas-almeida-refused-to-fight-him-at-ufc-258/

 

[Martialbeef]

Fight Dodson

 

[TheMessiah]

He should fight Song Yadong or Barcelos

 

[AssassinFacedBaby]

Fight Dodson

Released

 

[Thesnake101]

I would understand the matchup if Almeida came out and won against Martinez, but given that he lost it feels like they were looking to give Sean a freebie.

 

[Kono dio da!]

Barcelos
Stamann
Merab
Kelleher
So many options out there.

 

[Johnny_Knuckles]

He should fight Song Yadong or Barcelos

Barcelos? What did Sean ever do to you?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I would understand the matchup if Almeida came out and won against Martinez, but given that he lost it feels like they were looking to give Sean a freebie.

Definitely agree. Almeida has a little bit of a name from the original unbeaten run he had that got ended by Cody, feels like they're trying to use whatever relevance he has left to feed to Sean.

 

[Mike]

Barcelos? What did Sean ever do to you?

Well he IS a douchebag

 

[GangGangGang]

Why are people suggesting ranked fighters? He should fight a top 20ish guy. I suggest Wood, Ewell, Yahya or Jackson.

 

[Mesos]

Thomas is on a 3 fight lose streak. Sean needs to fight someone that is having a better run than that.

 

[accolyte1022]

Why are people suggesting ranked fighters? He should fight a top 20ish guy. I suggest Wood, Ewell, Yahya or Jackson.

To see him get his ass kicked.

 

[Arkham's Notorious Geyser]

Thomas is on a 3 fight lose streak. Sean needs to fight someone that is having a better run than that.

I know right, talk about Cherry picking opponents, dude's undefeated talkin about fighting a guy on a Skid...

 

[Hotora86]

Sean "Salt Show" O'myleg has lost momentum but is still dangerous so he's a high risk / low reward opponent. I don't expect many takers.

 

[SakurabasEar]

Is o'malley looking for a guy to fight or a guy to bang his gf?

 

[kuroro]

Fight Dodson

man dodson would rip this kid's fucking head off

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Thomas is on a 3 fight lose streak. Sean needs to fight someone that is having a better run than that.

And a featherweight now. Sean looking really bad here.

 

[daltonames]

And a featherweight now. Sean looking really bad here.

Yea, calling out a guy on a 3 fight skid is a bit cringe.

 

[richardjohnson]

Yea, calling out a guy on a 3 fight skid is a bit cringe.

I don’t expect much different, same guy who thought Eddie Wineland was a good win in 2020 lol

 

[Assman66]

He should fight Raoni Barcelos