“I get paid the same,” Sean O Malley admits he isn’t interested in fighting ranked opponents


“I get paid the same,” Sean O Malley admits he isn’t interested in fighting ranked opponents

Sean O Malley

The UFC Bantamweight fighter, Sean O’Malley won the fight of the night bonus with his last win against Kris Moutinho at UFC 264. O Malley was booked to face Louis Smolka in this fight but Smolka pulled out and Moutinho made his UFC debut against Sean O Malley.

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With this win, O Malley improved his record to (7-1) inside UFC and extended his win streak to two fights. In his latest interview with No Jumper Podcast, he admits why he is not looking for a big-ranked opponent for his next fight.

Sean O Malley says, “Next fight, a lot of people want me to fight someone ranked, they wanted me to fight someone ranked last fight. I was supposed to fight Luis Smolka.”

“For me, I have a contract to fight a certain amount of fights and I only get paid a certain amount of money whether I fight Louis Smolka, the dude I was supposed to fight, or I fight Petr Yan, the number one bantamweight in the UFC. I get paid the same. I’m gonna fight the lower-ranked fighter and I’m going to fight this dude on a Conor McGregor pay-per-view.” {H/T BloodyElbow}

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Sean O Malley admits taking inspiration from Chael Sonnen

Sean O'Malley vs Kris Moutinho
O’Malley and Moutinho

The former UFC Middleweight fighter, Chael Sonnen praised Sean O Malley many times for picking opponents smartly and making money. O Malley also admits that he seeks inspiration for Sonnen.

He added, “Chael Sonnen always says fight the worst dude on the highest part of the card. A lot of bantamweights, and just people in the UFC, they definitely hate me for it. It comes from jealousy. I’m getting way more eye-balls than them.”

“I perform in there. You can go and watch some of these guys perform and you literally pick up your phone, start surfing Instagram, you just don’t give a fuck what they’re doing.” {H/T BloodyElbow}

Also Read: “What does Chael say, fight the worst guy on the highest spot on the card,” Sean O Malley responds to critics about his fight at UFC 264.

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