Sean O’Malley needs to eliminate all distractions in his quest to regain UFC gold.
O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) misplaced his bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili this previous September at UFC 306. He underwent surgical procedure to restore a torn labrum in his hip after the battle, and is focusing on a return within the first quarter of 2025.
Main as much as his subsequent battle, O’Malley plans on disconnecting from all social media and have his workforce members run it for him.
“I mentioned I used to be going to begin in 2025, however it’s been like two or three days, and I already really feel extra disconnected from the web universe,” O’Malley mentioned on his “TimboSugaShow” podcast. “I’d be figuring out and I’d test my Snapchat, publish some Snapchat, test Instagram. Even simply three days or no matter it’s been, I already really feel like – the unique motive, and I don’t know how you can articulate this but, however I really feel like my greater self is attempting to inform me one thing. I’m attempting to study one thing, however I’m too distracted and out of contact with actuality to understand what’s attempting to be taught from my greater self.
“And I really feel like the one means to try this is simply to disconnect from distractions. Social media is the largest distraction proper now for me. I’ve already began studying extra, writing extra, it’s simply going to drive me to proceed to do stuff like that, and that’s the place I really feel like I’m going to have the ability to study this lesson of no matter is attempting to be taught to me. I really feel prefer it’s already been good. 2025 goes to be thrilling. I’m not going to be on social, I mentioned, till my subsequent battle (is over), however ideally I can simply hold that going. I don’t need to do podcasts, I don’t need to do interviews.”
As he watches Dvalishvili defend his title towards fellow standout grappler Umar Nurmagomedov within the UFC 311 co-main occasion on Jan. 18, O’Malley is aware of he has work to do to overcome that stylistic matchup.
“I really feel like I have to degree up – particularly to beat Umar, to beat Merab, to beat whoever’s subsequent,” O’Malley mentioned. “To beat these prime guys on this planet, you’ve received to simply be doing all the things proper, and I really feel like I’m. I’m doing my rehab, I’m doing my bodily remedy, I’m doing all the things proper. That is one other, just a bit bit extra of a step up.”
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