Media Sean O’Malley says he doesn’t plan to fight again for a full year

[BoxerMaurits]

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[BoxerMaurits]

Maybe Suga wants to work on his TDD ?

 

[World eater]

Wise, waste your prime. Ask Cejudo for additional advice.

 

[Goutfather]

good idea. frankly he should just become a rapper, or a podcaster. box salt papi or something like that if he wants to do combat stuff.

 

[swimba]

 

[omawho402]

I like Sean, but that is a bad look. That won't bode well. Guess Merab traumatized him? Idk.

 

[Last Falconry]

smart. fighter's careers are notoriously long, after all

 

[omawho402]

Maybe Suga wants to work on his TDD ?

True, but a whole year is insane.

 

[13Seconds]

It's not like Sean is THAT active anyways.

He took 10 months between Yan and Aljo, took 7 months between Aljo and Vera, then 6 months between that and Merab.

He’s had a few other stretches of 6/7 months or more between fights. Dudes acting like we get to see him fight every 4 or 5 months lol.

A hard reset could do him good though. Take the break, see how the division shakes out while focuse on his grappling seems like a good idea.

 

[JBJisGOAT14]

He is deluded. Boring ass Merab beat him decisively.

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

SUGA´TRAIN OFFICIALLY DERAILED.

He took very little damage. If he needs to get his headspace right, then yeah, go ahead and take a break. But JUST LAST WEEK he was saying that he's as big/going to be bigger than Conman. . . well, newsflash: losing your title in boring style while taking little damage, and then taking a YEAR off . . . you do that AFTER you've peaked, not before. So I guess he's already peaked.

 

[Steve Fox]

He fights 1/2 times per year. 29 years old, almost no damage.. If he is going to work on getting better at grappling and enjoy life after 8 fights in 3 years, seems like a wise move tbf.

 

[Megatronlee]

He’s probably hurt

OR made enough money to wanna rest

 

[DoubleTrouble]

I bet $100 he goes all Ryan Garcia mental on us lol

 

[swimba]

Stop the fight!

 

[TempleoftheDog]

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Not the worst idea ever. He’s only 29, and still has a few prime years left.

But I hope he plans on training TDD, and how to get back up.

It boggles my mind. Almost 7 years into his UFC career, and has he trained TDD, and what to do from off your back. That’s just bizarre.

Just like Dern. But at least O’Malley was the champ, and made a lot of money.

If he needs/wants a rest, fine. He’s not the champ so the division can keep rolling.

But with only 13 fights in 7 years. You’d think he hasn’t put a lot of miles on his body. He barely gets touched in most of his fights.

I think this is a mental thing. Being a UFC champion entails a lot more than just fighting twice a year. And the pressure/stress cracks a lot of these fighters.


His body, and career.. His choice.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

He thinks he’s Conor but he will not be missed. O’Malley is like the little brother of the star jock in highschool movies from the early 2000s. The older brother is popular, gets all the girls but has a little brother who is the polar opposite and has some sort of handicap.

 

[WokeWarrior]

ALJO RIGHT NOW

 

[Xoleth]

He thinks he’s Conor but he will not be missed. O’Malley is like the little brother of the star jock in highschool movies from the early 2000s. The older brother is popular, gets all the girls but has a little brother who is the polar opposite and has some sort of handicap.

He is not Conor.



100% not Conor.



O'Malley defended his belt.

 

[Alpha_T83]

I like Sean, but that is a bad look. That won't bode well. Guess Merab traumatized him? Idk.

Or the rumor is true and he was injured, and he felt burned out?

This is why UFC & pride champions 15-20 years ago didn't have crazy long title runs. They fought 2-3 times a year every year, whether they were injured or not.

And this is one of the reasons why Fedor's heavyweight run is so impressive.