O'Malley wouldn't have a title defense if not for UFC favoritism

[blaseblase]

He should have been a one and done champ, immediately taken out by Merab. The farce that was the Marlon Vera fight extended his title reign an extra 6 months.

In fact the only reason he got to fight for the title at all is because Merab didn't want to fight his teammate and they shot him up the rankings by letting him fight Yan. UFC favoritism plays a massive role in who fights for a title and who becomes a champion. For example, Bisping being a champion while Romero and Jacare are not.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

He wouldnt have even had a title shot never mind a defence.

 

[13Seconds]

O'malley is legit championship material. Merab is just what his nickname suggests. A damn machine.

Im not doing this "he was never that good bullshit"

 

[Mammothman]

For sure, the Chito rematch was a gift.


However O'malley is still legit.

 

[TheMadHatter]

he was never that good

 

[Reach4theSky]

O'Malley needs to work on his TDD. His hips are too slow..

 

[blaseblase]

For sure, the Chito rematch was a gift.


However O'malley is still legit.

His striking is obviously legit. But he was never the best fighter in the world.

 

[Rataria]

He's too underdeveloped . He needs to bodybuild for atleast a year.

 

[mangokush]

Success in the UFC is manufactured now

The UFC protects who they want with an easy road to a title shot while at the same time fighters who are not protected in the UFC have to take the long road to a title shot

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Yan beat the shit out of Omally.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Its true if he fought merab as he should have the first time hed have lost anyway. Inbetween champ belt warmer

Yan beat the shit out of Omally.

Its time for the rematch now. 5 rounds this time

 

[Istryker]

UFC success is manufactured merab and belal should have been champ.

 

[J Danger]

Success in the UFC is manufactured now

The UFC protects who they want with an easy road to a title shot while at the same time fighters who are not protected in the UFC have to take the long road to a title shot

Brother, success in the ufc has been manufactured forever

 

[Egészségére!]

For example, Bisping being a champion while Romero and Jacare are not.

Bisping was on a 3 fight win streak, just beat Silva (technically) & stepped up to save the main event of a ppv on 17 days notice

Yeah the whole thing was flukish but not the best example of favoritism imo

 

[SuperAlly]

Let’s take this to its logical conclusion

He wouldn’t have a title full stop without favouritism

He lost to Yan and was given a dodgy decision.

Even if you allow the dodgy decision, who gets a title shot off one decent ranked win?

It’s part of why he struggled to deal with last night. Hadn’t earned his way to the title the way most true champions have too, hadn’t fought enough good guys of different styles, hadn’t fought through that university. So when he fought a guy more well rounded than him, he was clueless and couldn’t do anything

 

[SuperAlly]

Brother, success in the ufc has been manufactured forever

But some are more egregious than others

O’Malley and Connor being two of the worst

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Alex Pereira would never be champ with UFC favoritism

 

[SuperAlly]

Bisping was on a 3 fight win streak, just beat Silva (technically) & stepped up to save the main event of a ppv on 17 days notice

Yeah the whole thing was flukish but not the best example of favoritism imo

It was a piss poor comparison or analogy

Their careers and situations are no way alike

 

[locust rising]

He should have been a one and done champ, immediately taken out by Merab. The farce that was the Marlon Vera fight extended his title reign an extra 6 months.

In fact the only reason he got to fight for the title at all is because Merab didn't want to fight his teammate and they shot him up the rankings by letting him fight Yan. UFC favoritism plays a massive role in who fights for a title and who becomes a champion. For example, Bisping being a champion while Romero and Jacare are not.

Bisping stepped in on super short notice.
This comparison is crazy.

 

[JBJ was here]

Even if you allow the dodgy decision, who gets a title shot off one decent ranked win?

Lots of fighters. Even fighters who turn out to be legit champions like Poatan, who actually got his LHW shot off of one really crappy ranked win that would have put almost anyone else at least two wins away from a title shot.