“Be prepared to bleed rainbow” – Sean O’Malley gets response from Ryan Garcia over boxing crossover call-out

Sean O'Malley gets a reply from Ryan Garcia about their potential boxing crossover bout.

“Be prepared to bleed rainbow” – Sean O’Malley gets response from Ryan Garcia over boxing crossover call-out

Ryan Garcia gives a nod to the crossover bout between Sean O'Malley and himself (via Imago)

The always brash Ryan Garcia has a new target in his sights – MMA fighter Sean O’Malley. Fresh off winning the fight against Devin Haney, he wasted no time in accepting the challenge by ‘Suga.’

Never one to back down from a challenge, Ryan Garcia quickly fired back at the MMA star on social media. He tweeted a mock fight poster for “O’Malley vs Garcia.” This potential fight would be a boxing match with O’Malley crossing over to boxing. This is what he captioned the post:

RAINBOW CACA BRAIN. WANTS TO BOX. BE PREPARED TO BLEED RAINBOW

Ryan Garcia via X

O’Malley had set his sights on a boxing matchup with Garcia for quite some time now. He wants to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor. However, the fight didn’t materialize and they went on to fight their respective opponents. Now, the rivalry is gaining traction again. As such, a crossover bout between Ryan Garcia and Sean O’Malley may finally happen.

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Sean O’Malley is coming off a decision win against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. It was an epic showdown by O’Malley, where he showcased his elite striking skills. Ryan Garcia is also coming off a decision win over Devin Haney recently.

Sean O’Malley believes he is 2 fights away from the boxing crossover

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has his sights set on a massive crossover boxing match against Ryan Garcia. But according to ‘Suga’ himself, that lucrative dream fight is still a couple of victories away from becoming a reality. O’Malley revealed the timeline for when he could potentially lace up the boxing gloves against ‘King Ry.’

Sean O'Malley reveals the reason for delay in boxing crossover
Sean O’Malley reveals the reason for the delay in boxing crossover (via Sports Illustrated)

O’Malley explained why the Garcia boxing match isn’t imminent. He believed he needed to get bigger in the UFC to have a lucrative matchup with Ryan Garcia. Suga acknowledged that the UFC was interested in this but only if it made them enough money. 

I'm not there yet; I still gotta become bigger. Two more fu****g sick performances, then we're talking about being able to do whatever the f we want. They [UFC] told me, 'you can do a boxing fight 100% if it makes us enough money.' The option is there; it just has to be able to make enough money.
Sean O’Malley via The TimboSugarShow

It’s no surprise the UFC wants to carefully cultivate O’Malley’s stardom before allowing a lucrative crossover stunt. Despite being champion, his pay-per-view drawing power still lags behind the promotion’s top talents like Conor McGregor.

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