Sean O’Malley reacts to Merab’s win vs. Cejudo, looks ahead to UFC 299 title fight

Sean O’Malley reacts to Merab’s win vs. Cejudo, looks ahead to UFC 299 title fight | ESPN MMA

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3 ай бұрын

Megan Olivi speaks with bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley backstage at UFC 298 as he gives his thoughts on Merab Dvalishvili’s win vs. Henry Cejudo and his upcoming title defense vs. Chito Vera at UFC 299 in Miami.
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@gged 3 ай бұрын

O malley is the only guy to make an expensive jacket look cheap

@FPRX 3 ай бұрын

It looks like it smells like old carpet.

@pudgyfolds2186 3 ай бұрын

looks like a chicken suit tbh

@BreadCrispy 3 ай бұрын

@@FPRXlmao

@CursedNight6922 3 ай бұрын

@@FPRX😂

@pudgyfolds2186 3 ай бұрын

@@FPRX smells like bong water

@crazyhdvids4486 3 ай бұрын

“Couple little dudes” dude your the 135 pound champ. King of the little guys lmfao

@Know3ody 3 ай бұрын

He's such a khunt now. I liked him before the knobby hair and thinking he's leader of comedy. Ohhh and the podcast 😑 can't watch anymore.

@jonthompson1068 3 ай бұрын

Because they’re 5’6

@crazyhdvids4486 3 ай бұрын

@@jonthompson1068 true but Sean likes to talk like he’s some massive guy when he fights at 135 pounds 😂

@thegoat525 3 ай бұрын

@@jonthompson1068and he’s 5’11? And hits 135lbs, stick man vs little dudes

@KwikyFN 3 ай бұрын

I think its more of the fact they are 5'4 lol

@ButtHerbBeats 3 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how badly the winner of O’Malley v Chito is going to get mauled by Merab

@stephenr80 3 ай бұрын

Bro Merab trains with the Topurias brothers n in the gym he would be the only one to grapple Ilia then Aleksandre back and forth no rest. The dude is a diesel. He will just bulldozer anybody in the bantam.

@luckyspurs 3 ай бұрын

Merab would have 4 straight wins over UFC champions; Aldo, Yan, Cejudo and whoever has it out of O'Malley and Vera.

@loopvil369 3 ай бұрын

I've never seen one of these edited before. He said something dumb for sure. Be yourself bro stop pretending

@user-uc7qb1su4e 3 ай бұрын

Probably something so bad that it would get him cancelled because they usually just let normal insults go

@Vuk_Stajic 3 ай бұрын

I think it could have been a technical issue

@justinmyers3303 3 ай бұрын

That’s why they couldn’t release this last night. What a 🤡🤡

@Last_Chance. 3 ай бұрын

He's trying way too hard

@ChodeTheToad 3 ай бұрын

It could have been literally anything but yeah, I like thinking he said something dumb.

@Sir1626 3 ай бұрын

O'Malley wearing the gear that gives you all the good buffs but makes you look stupid

@marcusbailey3988 3 ай бұрын

😂

@lucian288 3 ай бұрын

lmfao brrrooo stopp

@bumxauce797 3 ай бұрын

😂

@Ar1AnX1x 3 ай бұрын

I just realized how rare it is to see funny comments in an MMA comment section its just full of salty, bitter and angry people just whining

@krisnaneruda186 3 ай бұрын

Lmao

@michaeldineen2571 3 ай бұрын

This guy is so desperate to be cool it makes him very uncool.

@Last_Chance. 3 ай бұрын

Facts

@richardcrawford1859 3 ай бұрын

He’s one of my fav fighters… but I agree

@Ziggyvu 3 ай бұрын

It’s okay to be jealous

@9ico 3 ай бұрын

sounds like someone is mad and jealous

@RawDogTV 3 ай бұрын

Great comment

@truthtyperii7727 3 ай бұрын

It’s nice of them to interview Merab’s future son.

@rogeliorodriguez2319 3 ай бұрын

Will see lol

@AaronTats 3 ай бұрын

He’s gonna duck Merab and call out Ilia. It’s bound to happen

@indeathreborn2947 3 ай бұрын

@@AaronTatshis daddy Dana gonna save him again

@LuvTheFeelz 2 ай бұрын

@@AaronTatsbro predicted the future congrats on that

@vedu8519 3 ай бұрын

Merab has been coming for you since 2018...now you can't run anymore. Merab is gonna take your belt like he took your jacket.

@buckleysmouthpiece 3 ай бұрын

Merab gets caught befo the first successful takedown attempt imo 🤷🏾‍♂️

@vedu8519 3 ай бұрын

@@buckleysmouthpiece Nah, there's a reason why O'Malley has been running from Merab for years. He knows.

@mrdisaster5880 3 ай бұрын

@@buckleysmouthpiece ok but what if it doesn’t happen sean needs to finish him the first round or he is screwed because as the fight continues merab will keep taking him down over and over again until skinny guy can’t even breath anymore.

@buckleysmouthpiece 3 ай бұрын

@@vedu8519 he doesn't know anything lol he just knows he's next and he'll put his lights out just like he did Aljo

@buckleysmouthpiece 3 ай бұрын

@@mrdisaster5880 he WILL finish Merab in the first or early 2nd round bcus of Merab's relentless wrestling but Merab gets caught a lot especially in early rounds you can watch the Moraes fight for example or the Cejudo fight last night he got cracked early and Sean has a lot of power when he touches you

@sanatsrivastava2814 3 ай бұрын

This card was seriously the best I've seen in a while. Barring the Ian Garry fight, this card was fire.

@BloodBorn-lx6dj 3 ай бұрын

Cuz the last 2 ppvs were dogshit

@heisenberg6142 3 ай бұрын

@@RawDogTVit was great Bobby and Costa was a great fight, Topuria great ko, Merab Cejudo was entertaining

@djrandalruckus1 3 ай бұрын

@heisenberg6142 Dern vs Lemos was a good battle & Kopylov vs Hernandez didn't go how I expected but was still a good fight. Far too many Decisions on the card to be a "Great Card" it was Decent though.

@heisenberg6142 3 ай бұрын

@@djrandalruckus1 Yh Hernandez Kopylov was good sadly I skipped the prelims (call me a casual) cuz I had to get in some sleep being a uk fan is hard

@djrandalruckus1 3 ай бұрын

@heisenberg6142 it happens I'm in the States I'll probably be missing some of next weeks fights because they'll be starting at 1pm here. Most events start between 4 & 6pm for Prelims & 8-10pm for Main Cards. I would recommend going back & watching the Prelims Definitely some great fights early on.

@fort5292 3 ай бұрын

O Malley looking like a Spy Kids villain

@MrToadGaming 3 ай бұрын

Omally can knock people out but Merab can take your soul. Cejudo will never live down the moment he got picked up and walked across the octagon

@yussufhussein8859 3 ай бұрын

Frank Trigg got flashbacks watching that imagine he was the ref for that fight.

@LevCrouton 3 ай бұрын

@@yussufhussein8859Matt Hughes ? 👌

@IbrahimIbrahim-vu3zb 3 ай бұрын

@yussufhussein8859 Yeah, right fr, great memory, I could've also remembered it, too, but you said it first, well done.

@unclejim2330 3 ай бұрын

He knows what’s coming. 💪🏻

@zanechubet9194 3 ай бұрын

Why’s Omalley trying to look like Riff Raff now adays?

@EJ-el8gf 3 ай бұрын

He’s so fake it’s hilarious

@Denchanter 3 ай бұрын

Yeah like Colby.

@fgc1850 3 ай бұрын

@@Denchanter still salty?

@christopherJesus-iw7mt 3 ай бұрын

@@Denchanteryeah but at least Colby is likable

@Windsouls 3 ай бұрын

@@christopherJesus-iw7mt How? lmfao

@really5814 3 ай бұрын

He makes Colby look real

@cloudymatch5833 2 ай бұрын

I love that Sean turned heel it epic

@Abby1Blu2 3 ай бұрын

Megan is in tune with each fighter and knows the UFC very well. A great UFC rep!

@Tempest_Elixir 3 ай бұрын

O'Malley dressed like the bird from Dumb And Dumber "I Give You... The Icelandic Snow Owl"

@Chase11211 3 ай бұрын

He dressed like the car from that movie

@Tempest_Elixir 3 ай бұрын

@@Chase11211 😂🤣 MUTT CUTTS

@Santoroz 3 ай бұрын

Let's go Merab!

@sultanofmultan2012 3 ай бұрын

Merab would take his soul

@MikeBarratt-lk3gt 3 ай бұрын

Think he will need a stepladder first 😂

@Danial3w 3 ай бұрын

@@MikeBarratt-lk3gtNo need for a ladder when you are working on the ground

@dexterlecter7289 3 ай бұрын

Love it

@ursdubel3585 3 ай бұрын

This lady giving me shivers.. I mean.. Mrs. Olivi 🤣🤣🤣

@Zakhtv 3 ай бұрын

Since 2018 are you running from merab

@ithasbegun9907 3 ай бұрын

Facts.

@ZYZZinVR 3 ай бұрын

brother nobody knew merab in 2018 you are delusional you didnt either

@RyleyTech 3 ай бұрын

@@ZYZZinVRmerab called out O'Malley after his first fight, sorry you are new here and struggle with reading comprehension.

@ZYZZinVR 3 ай бұрын

nobody else knew him idiot bro might get a title shot if he strings together another 5-6 wins@@RyleyTech on top of his 10 fight win streak

@kj_ny_ 3 ай бұрын

@@ZYZZinVRNobody has beat Merab since 2018. Think about that

@andrewwest4400 3 ай бұрын

Love this guy😂

@SedriqMiers 3 ай бұрын

Sean has become a parody of a pimp.

@just.8797 3 ай бұрын

Sean has no insults other than "lol ur short"

@Razear 3 ай бұрын

The version of Merab that showed up to dominate Henry would be a very intriguing fight for O'Malley. Scary pace, cardio, and wrestling.

@FaeTilgner 3 ай бұрын

O'Malley's jacket may be expensive, but it looks like it's on clearance in the comedy section! 🤣

@JustinHerrling-er5kg 3 ай бұрын

Do your thing O'Malley 👌

@williamwade8187 2 ай бұрын

O'Malley the kinda guy who edits his own interviews

@mobeck 3 ай бұрын

I think on the countdown episode or one of the embeddeds, Cejudo said he was doing two-a-days 3 times a week...that didn't sound good to me, a pro fighter training 3 days per week....while Merab is probably training 12 hours, 7 days a week.

@Darko1.0 3 ай бұрын

1:15 I like how he said "Pereira", not a bad Brazilian portuguese accent there..

@zaxarzaxarich9596 3 ай бұрын

Sean run from Merab ruuuuunnnn! )))))

@Zakhtv 3 ай бұрын

Since 2018

@wioserpent4462 3 ай бұрын

He's a clown, fake "champ"😁

@andrewb-hq2xl 3 ай бұрын

People need to stop trying to be McGregor and just do their own thing, it’s getting embarrassing

@ConstantineTvalashvili 3 ай бұрын

Release the MACHINE! 😁

@moco2475 3 ай бұрын

Sugar sean scared of the machine, let's talk about it.

@user-ww2hx9mg4i 3 ай бұрын

People were all for Sean literally 6 months ago now everyone absolutely swears up an down they hate his guts I honestly don’t understand it he’s my favorite fighter rn and I think the dudes a good guy he’s just himself besides an attire change and cocky fun poking jokes ? I think y’all 135 fans are just ungrateful

@luckyspurs 3 ай бұрын

Merab wouldn't even bother taking this jacket off him.

@Ar1AnX1x 3 ай бұрын

he looks like Sharon Stone from Casino

@EaGerTYryhMe_-. 3 ай бұрын

SUGA SEAN O'MALLEY 🔥💯💪😝

@lamthanh1592 3 ай бұрын

Nếu UFC299 O'malley chiến thắng. Thì hãy để cho Merab đi đến cậu ta..👑💥

@christopherstillwell8662 3 ай бұрын

Everyone should be Cool on shaun omalley, he is fundamentally a good guy , and respect to his fighting . If he wants to dress cool like a creature from star wars , let him i reckon 😜 Still a cool guy at heart 🙏

@ali56 3 ай бұрын

When you take your styling tips from GTA Online character customization

@swagtrophy 3 ай бұрын

i think a more relaxed sort of behind the scenes suga is more scary and just cooler. i think he’s a bigger star this way. vs wearing the chain and the fur coat etc or having the whole attitude. i think it’s worked until now. im only observing what ppl are saying and no one seems to like this suga lol. he needs to lock in fr lol

@luckyspurs 3 ай бұрын

Merab looks cooler in O'Malley's jackets than O'Malley does.

@thewargododin1976 3 ай бұрын

PLEASE CHITO….

@wanderingdaze7018 3 ай бұрын

Everyone a merab fanboy now lmao casuals

@scottbrown8934 3 ай бұрын

Merab will crush this guy like a train hitting an apple

@Matt-jc2ml 3 ай бұрын

Kind of hoping sean wins now, would like to see him vs topuria. Then he can fight merab. I'm not a fan of him but him vs topuria is an interesting fight

@trinchuzosparty 3 ай бұрын

Why?

@Matt-jc2ml 3 ай бұрын

@@trinchuzosparty both good strikers. These kind of matchups are interesting. O'Malley is good at using his range and topuria is a lot shorter with a lot of power

@luckyspurs 3 ай бұрын

It would be boring. Topuria would demolish him. The way more competitive cross division fight is Makhachev v Topuria. Makhachev would be sizeable favourite, but Topuria would carry a threat the whole time.

@Matt-jc2ml 3 ай бұрын

@@luckyspurs topuria is way too small. Islam is a big lightweight and topuria is an average sized fw. I would rather islam vs Edwards and topuria vs O'Malley. The size differences are smaller that way

@trinchuzosparty 3 ай бұрын

@@Matt-jc2ml i'm not even sure Sean can beats Chito. And somehow he looks insecure about his chances with Ilia...

@CHASUM00 3 ай бұрын

Doflamingo is fighting in the UFC 😮

@harpersneil 3 ай бұрын

When you're trying to introduce your friends to the UFC, this is the LAST fighter on the roster you let them see - what an absolute clown.

@liamnissanS2K 3 ай бұрын

stop interviewing him

@jtorrez168 3 ай бұрын

That chain ain’t his that’s Steve will do it 😅

@poonhandler86 3 ай бұрын

Did anyone else get what Sean O'malley meant by that last comment? It means he's going to do the same thing with his revenge

@trinchuzosparty 3 ай бұрын

Duh

@shaneconnolly7796 3 ай бұрын

Lmao mentions miami pulls out the ice. The American conor swag

@leonardosamuel94 3 ай бұрын

He has zero charisma… just make he dyes his hair and wears awful clothes it doesn’t mean he’s cool.

@dt8762 3 ай бұрын

Henry called him a Trans barbie.😂

@crazypato3752 3 ай бұрын

Also called him Ronald Methdonald

@stephenr80 3 ай бұрын

@@crazypato3752hhhhhh😂😂😂

@user-gl5oj1ws9q 3 ай бұрын

You can see Sean already ducking merab 😂😂

@PinkPenguinKing 3 ай бұрын

Merab is Sean O’Malley‘s nightmare.

@HowardJonesOfficial 3 ай бұрын

What is he trying to do with his beard?

@Iron-Bridge 3 ай бұрын

People didn't catch the foreshadowing attempt at the end. "Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira in the rematch"... 😁😁

@alec4623 3 ай бұрын

He tries so hard to be cool. Its always funny.

@Hernandezwalter 3 ай бұрын

Megan OLIVI is the dime piece, america needs!! Congrats @ joe Benavides!!!

@SpiritualAwakening333 3 ай бұрын

Bro, you dont need the shades

@starrk_sama 3 ай бұрын

9k in 3 hours

@clutch1692 3 ай бұрын

Decent lil fights from couple lil dudes 😂

@AllThings101 3 ай бұрын

What on earth does he look like 😂😂😂😂

@Undefeated0-0 3 ай бұрын

Mean wants to touch the fur😂 bih😂

@Jacob30523 3 ай бұрын

Bros literally the og ian Garry. Loves renting out his wife.

@wildadrian2817 3 ай бұрын

He probably went to say he wants to fight boxers 👀

@craigmills6275 3 ай бұрын

Sean is the man lol

@mikeslots9202 3 ай бұрын

He should enjoy this while it lasts I don’t think he has a chance in the world against Merab

@j.l.torres4610 3 ай бұрын

U said that about Aljo 🤭🤫🤭

@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf 3 ай бұрын

O'Malley will lose the belt real soon if not from Chito first. Watch Sean run away😆

@proddy2347 3 ай бұрын

@@j.l.torres4610 also Peter yan

@mikeslots9202 3 ай бұрын

@@j.l.torres4610 Sure didn’t

@dbo4506 3 ай бұрын

“Good little fight from a couple little dudes” 😂💀

@FiyaBlizo6669 3 ай бұрын

saving face😂

@rennohara376 3 ай бұрын

He want fight meran for sure

@tuffneggah 3 ай бұрын

sean def aint want that merab or ilia heat again

@gimmick7389 3 ай бұрын

funny how he doesnt mention topuria anymore

@da1killinyoass 3 ай бұрын

Izzy ko’d Alex on the 4th rematch lmaooo

@horsebeef 3 ай бұрын

When did all the o'mally hate start??

@kala13x 3 ай бұрын

You're in a big trouble Suga

@alcottdevalte7440 3 ай бұрын

Malley has a better takedown defense than Cejudo who is an Olympic gold wrestler. Just proves MMA wrestling is different.

@kryhmeworld1843 3 ай бұрын

Lol, Sean has only fought 1 decent grappler, I wonder why that stat is the way it is

@alcottdevalte7440 3 ай бұрын

@@kryhmeworld1843 Sterling is a D3 wrestler who took Cejudo down 4 times. Yan threw Sterling all over the place in their first fight. Cejudo's fight IQ and wrestling is overrated.

@dspice5046 3 ай бұрын

With that general sweaty swag we would require at least multiple WWF rebuttals.

@5hane_ 3 ай бұрын

Still probably has the tag in the coat for when he gives it back...

@simonlee498 3 ай бұрын

Sean just has that mine set .. your broke im rich .. this is how much this an that cost and look at what i got . . Which is a shame cause he performs in the octagon

@kurexx3424 3 ай бұрын

I don’t really have a problem with Sean, he’s a good fighter, that being said I think Chito wins. Tbh it don’t really matter who wins tho because Merab beats both Sean & Chito imo

@kurexx3424 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t be surprised if Sean beats Chito tho, Sean has gotten much better since their last fight

@treezanyone 3 ай бұрын

Dude is basically a saltine with pepper on it 😴

@AQBPlays 3 ай бұрын

Dude somehow always looks like a housing association is putting him up at a motel 6…

@lugabull 3 ай бұрын

Nice moissanite jewelry

@GodConsciousness706 3 ай бұрын

Kid Rock vs. Chito. Say what You say about his personality or the way he looks. He still backs it up with his fights & is the champ.

@Vindicta111 3 ай бұрын

Chito gonna stomp him again

@rogeliorodriguez2319 3 ай бұрын

No chance

@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf 3 ай бұрын

O'Malley will lose the belt real soon _if_ not from Chito first. Watch Sean run away😆

@rajat8131 3 ай бұрын

Mehrab Will eat him up

@PandemoniumPirateRadio 3 ай бұрын

Dude got too many forehead tattoos, his forehead is starting to look like a classroom whiteboard 😂

@mohdnasir-wr5lb 3 ай бұрын

Now suga got more worries...IF only he defend his belt....he got another beast of Merab to face.

@dano1307 3 ай бұрын

Omalley has to do something with that beard. Looks so raggedy

@dougjohnson8610 3 ай бұрын

One day sean is gonna wake up and realize how stupid and corny he continously makes himself look

@S197_GT_Gotti 3 ай бұрын

Spoken like a true internet sweat hog.

@dougjohnson8610 3 ай бұрын

@@S197_GT_Gotti and has fans like this lmao

@Cxmplex_Cxrtex 3 ай бұрын

@@dougjohnson8610He truly doesn't care. His only goal is to get you to buy the PPV. Regardless if it's to see him win or lose. Hate or love. It's a wack persona but a persona no less. Negative attention is still attention. A page out of Conor's book. More ppl pay to watch him lose just like O'Malley. When retired & rich it just doesn't matter what fans think.