How likely is it that O'Malley was injured?

[XociDe]

Firstly, I don't particularly like or dislike O'Malley, although having him as champ is better for the division.

With that said, anyone else think he looked off the entire time? His demeanor was completely different. He looked totally flat, sluggish, slow, uninterested. Also that weird "we’re almost done with this" comment from Tim Welch. Like.. what? It's as if he was injured or had an injury during camp but couldn't pull out due to it being the most important event of Dana's career.

That comment from Tim can't just be ignored. That's not what you say to a champion going into the last round of a fight they're losing. It felt like they knew that was going to happen. I know Leon wasn't the champ, but compare it to Leon's corner before the headkick. It was a similar situation.

I'm sure Merab's inbred fanboys will hate this but it is what it is. Something was off.

 

[Khaosan]

Cope

 

[MigitAs]

He is a product of matchmaking

 

[BjPenn2017]

He looked off because he has 0 wrestling

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

He just faced a superior opponent.

 

[Reach4theSky]

 

[Fossor]

The same thing happened to every losing fighter I've ever rooted for.

 

[XociDe]

Cope

What am I coping about? I never even said O'Malley would win if he wasn't injured. He just looked like a completely different fighter, and wtf was Tim Welch trying to achieve with a comment like that?

 

[backlight]

 

[Histalian]

Here come the excuse cope posts

 

[XociDe]

Here come the excuse cope posts

Why is that your avi? How fat are you? When did you last touch a female?

What the fk has happened to Sherdog man lmao

 

[TITS]

 

[Jose Beehive]

He looked defeated , because Merab was defeating him

 

[ArtardFiesta]

omalley is a snowflake.

tim is the only coach that can work with im because he takes a passive appraoch to coaching and is like a loving mother. o malley can't handle rough shit. he is a millenial and smokes weed to cope with hsi anxiety adn mental health issues.

it's also the reason why he was matched with cans and favorable matchups coming up. he refused to fight anyone who was a trheat and face reality.

 

[filthybliss]

Merab was the better fighter, get over it. I embarrassed myself too by claiming that Omalley was going to starch him. It’s part of what makes this sport beautiful.

 

[Bret 'The Hitman' Hart]

O'Malley (striker) looking off against a grappler/wrestler is nothing unsual or special. It happens a lot in MMA

That's what the threat of getting taken down will do to strikers with poor TDD

Poatan got away with it so far because he has good TDD and the touch of death, two things O'Malley doesn't have.

 

[richardjohnson]

Maybe he should’ve spent a bit more time actually training than making silly videos

 

[Copper Burner]

He is a product of matchmaking

You don't understand the fight game well. This was one of the greatest stylistic matchups all year.

Merab looked like a fish out of water striking with Omalley. The new champion was running for his life towards the end of the fifth. Not a good look. I wouldn't be confident he could win the rematch.

 

[XociDe]

omalley is a snowflake.

tim is the only coach that can work with im because he takes a passive appraoch to coaching and is like a loving mother. o malley can't handle rough shit. he is a millenial and smokes weed to cope with hsi anxiety adn mental health issues.

it's also the reason why he was matched with cans and favorable matchups coming up. he refused to fight anyone who was a trheat and face reality.

Did you miss the Yan fight?

 

[traditionally_irreverent]

That makes me like Omalley