Midnight Mania! O’Malley Out For More Than A Year?
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Sean O’Malley may have “reversed his loss” at UFC 306 to a win, but in reality he relinquished his UFC bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili on the greatest stage in combat sports.
That is a hard pill to swallow, especially for one of the biggest stars in the sport today. After all, O’Malley was fresh off a massive knockout win over Aljamain Sterling to claim the 135-pound title one year ago before defending it against Marlon Vera this past March. “Suga” was riding high and another milestone away from reaching Conor McGregor.
Unfortunately, O’Malley couldn’t stop Merab at Noche UFC and ended up losing his title from inside the Sphere. It was a large step back for the UFC superstar and a loss that could sideline O’Malley for well over a year. That’s according to the former champ himself.
Sean O’Malley says he’s going to take a break after losing to Merab:
“I probably won’t fight for 9 months, 10 months. Maybe a year. It’s gonna be a while.
People are gonna have to watch the UFC without the Suga Show for a little bit.”
@SugaSeanMMA #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/4j4KIdhWVV
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 17, 2024
“I probably won’t fight for 9 months, 10 months. Maybe a year. It’s gonna be a while,” said O’Malley via his YouTube channel.
“People are gonna have to watch the UFC without the Suga Show for a little bit.”
Insomnia
Do we really believe Jon Jones will retire after UFC 309?
Jon Jones said he will more than likely retire after the Stipe fight in November pic.twitter.com/kPdQsKwLh6
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 16, 2024
“Poatan” fight mode enabled!
Alex Pereira has already arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah to finish his #UFC307 training camp, three weeks out from his fight with Khalil Rountree Jr.
SLC events have regularly seen fighters struggle with fatigue due to the high elevation in Utah.
Smart move from the champ. pic.twitter.com/9W9TK1qVQu
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) September 16, 2024
Is this the next matchup to make?
| Henry Cejudo says he would love to fight Sean O’Malley next if O’Malley is willing to take it.
Cejudo says if O’Malley doesn’t want the fight then he will move back down to flyweight instead.
[via @pound4poundshow] #NocheUFC pic.twitter.com/EUlHliK6Dp
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) September 16, 2024
A fan almost died at UFC 306 this past weekend...
Yelling out “Tracey is done with you” to Ortega after he lost is messed up pic.twitter.com/3YKPLNqbPd
— Elon Rakhmonov (Fan) (@ElonRakhmonov) September 16, 2024
Is there anything Diego Lopes can’t do?
From medicals to @AlexaGrasso's corner!@DiegoLopesMMA is the ULTIMATE teammate
[ #UFC306 at @RiyadhSeason #NocheUFC is LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV ] pic.twitter.com/z9hznmBkrX
— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2024
Mike Tyson was not playing around with Jake Paul at this weekend’s Dallas Cowboys game.
Mike Tyson not in the mood for Jake Paul’s games today‼️Is Iron Mike returning?
️ @JoeJHoyt pic.twitter.com/xgcZDkJEo4
— Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) September 15, 2024
Dana White loves to troll (especially about Jon Jones).
A fan asks Dana White who’s the pound-for-pound GOAT and Dana screams “JON JONES!!” #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/bbk4Uj8mU0
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 16, 2024
Good enough poster for UFC 307 or no?
#UFC307 we'll see you soon!
Two titles are on the line @StateOfSport #StateOfSports | @DeltaCenter #DeltaCenter pic.twitter.com/DtPJtvbJCX
— UFC (@ufc) September 16, 2024
This is a pretty solid edition to the Paul vs. Tyson boxing card this November.
LETS GOO‼️‼️
MARIO BARRIOS RETURNS ON THE JAKE PAUL VS MIKE TYSON UNDERCARD AGAINST ABEL RAMOS‼️
#Boxing
pic.twitter.com/AvY0ed0bKs— Danny (@dantheboxingman) September 16, 2024
Should UFC book Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes for end of year?
Alexander Volkanovski confirms that his next fight will be for the title and he is open to fight Diego Lopes for the interim title if needed
YT @alexvolkanovski ▫️ pic.twitter.com/iSQG99rrOC
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 15, 2024
This new Venum ad is pretty sweet.
New Venum ad featuring Khamzat Chimaev, Ilia Topuria, Benoit Saint-Denis, Nassourdine Imavov and more
@venum #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/5m7ab21121
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 16, 2024
Not sure if there’s enough makeup in the world to cover this cut. Yikes!
Irene Aldana gives an update after suffering probably the most gruesome cut in UFC history. What a savage . #UFC pic.twitter.com/l8WakKWvH9
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) September 16, 2024
Who were the best ring girls from this weekend’s Noche UFC card?
Octagon girls last night. pic.twitter.com/dSwgDBjMir
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 15, 2024
Sean O’Malley is already working on his takedown defense after losing his title at UFC 306.
Sean O'Malley is back to training his takedown defense.
Gotta love the spirit. @SugaSeanMMA pic.twitter.com/o93NfHj5cO
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 15, 2024
Here’s Conor McGregor doing his best to promote a new broadcast deal between BKFC and DAZN.
Mystic Mac joins the Prez David Feldman to shed some light on the DAZN Partnership! Our next event on October 12th LIVE from Marbella, Spain will air exclusively on DAZN! pic.twitter.com/jEQjmxJzRl
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) September 14, 2024
30 cups, one guy.
Anthony Joshua explains THAT cupping therapy video #JoshuaDubois | Sky Sports Box Office | Sept 21 | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/nJiZEkWLxJ
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) September 15, 2024
Love him or hate him, this is a pretty funny prank by Jake Paul.
Jake Paul attended #NocheUFC at Sphere in a disguise last night after being banned from UFC events a few years ago by Dana White
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) September 15, 2024
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Running this back from Saturday in case you missed it.
THAT CANELO LEFT HOOK pic.twitter.com/oCoA1B8CgU
— EverythingBoxing (@EverythingBoxi2) September 15, 2024
This anime-edit of the same Canelo knockdown is sick.
CANELO VS BERLANGA
ANIME STYLE EDIT
#Boxing #CaneloBerlanga: famouspeopleai on IG pic.twitter.com/D2XppQuek1
— Danny (@dantheboxingman) September 16, 2024
This faceplant knockout from BKFC 66 was absolutely bonkers!
BRUH #BKFC66 is LIVE NOW pic.twitter.com/cY4gb6gA0C
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) September 13, 2024
Random Land
Watch out below!
The rope BROKE on a DRAG-QUEEN during CAMILA CABELLO's performance in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/nHc9sw4R3y
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) September 15, 2024
Sleep well Maniacs! We’ll be back for more tomorrow night.
