“I’m gonna be bigger than Conor,” Sean O’Malley claims he has barely reached ceiling of stardom in fighting career

Sean O’Malley is the reigning UFC bantamweight champion. ‘Suga’ believed he had yet to reach the pinnacle of stardom in his fighting career. This revelation came in a recent interview with Michael Bisping. The 29-year-old fighter expressed his ambition to surpass the legacy of Conor McGregor. 

Sean O’Malley believed he had yet to reach the top of his fighting career. He had full faith in his abilities. The bantamweight champion targeted the fame of Conor McGregor, the biggest UFC star. It is such an ambitious target. This is what he said:

I've said it even before I got into the UFC. I'm gonna be bigger than Conor. People think that's a stab at Conor… It's just a good goal, a metric of where I wanna be, and that's bigger than Conor.

Sean O’Malley via Michael Bispng YT

At 29, McGregor had won two UFC title­s and headlined five of the­ highest-viewed pay-pe­r-view events. O’Malle­y gave Conor McGregor immense­ credit. Sean O’Malley believe­d he had barely begun to re­ach his full potential as a star.

Through exceptional striking skills and a vibrant pe­rsonality, O’Malley established himse­lf as a superstar talent in the UFC. Fans and analysts also see similarities between Suga and ‘The Notorious.’ But, not everyone believed in O’Malley rising above McGregor. His succe­ssful bantamweight title defe­nse against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299 ceme­nted his status as a major draw.

Sean O’Malley wanted to fight Umar Nurmagomedov with a marketing twist

Recently, the­ brash and outspoken O’Malley made a bold claim: he­ likened a potential showdown with Umar Nurmagome­dov to the blockbuster Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGre­gor clash. O’Malley’s flashy, trash-talking persona draws inspiration to the ‘Notorious’ Conor Mcgregor. Umar’s Dagestani roots and familial ties to Khabib add an extra layer of intrigue.

O’Malley believed the UFC could sell the fight as McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov 2, but at 135 lbs. He believed it would be a massive hit with a branding like that. A fight of that magnitude would undoubtedly shatter pay-per-view records. It also has the potential to become the biggest fight in the bantamweight division if Umar climbs the rankings.

Umar still has to get past the ever-dangerous Cory Sandhagen. That is no easy task. O’Malley knew exactly what he was doing. The champion never shied away from stirring the pot and generating buzz. This is a trait he shares with the one and only Conor McGregor. If he could pull off a clash with Umar Nurmagomedov, it would resemble something like the epic heights of ‘Khabib vs. Conor.’

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