Sean O’Malley believes he was robbed by the judges.
This previous weekend, O’Malley dropped a unanimous choice to Merab Dvalishvili, dropping the bantamweight title in the principle occasion of UFC 306. Within the fast aftermath, O’Malley accepted his loss, providing “no excuses” for his lackluster efficiency, however now a number of days faraway from the occasion, “Suga” modified his thoughts.
On Thursday, O’Malley re-watched his struggle with Dvalishvili for the primary time, live-Tweeting his response to the occasion, and making the case that he ought to have gained the choice by taking Rounds 1, 3, and 5.
Spherical 1. I gained that spherical 100%!! Based mostly on harm that’s my spherical.
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 19, 2024
Spherical 2 def misplaced. Took little or no harm tho
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 19, 2024
Spherical 3 was nearer than spherical 1 in my view. My spherical.
Up 2-1 going into spherical 4— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 19, 2024
Spherical 4 Merabs spherical for positive. 2-2 going into the fifth
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 19, 2024
Spherical 5 I gained .
I’m the champ. God is nice. 1,3,5 spherical I gained.
Defending belt in opposition to Umar in Vegas June/July.— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 19, 2024
After concluding his rewatch, O’Malley additionally jumped on a short Twitter Areas the place he elaborated on why he feels he deserved to win.
“I had not rewatched the struggle, as a result of the narrative round this f*cking struggle was I obtained my ass whooped,” O’Malley stated. “… I gained the primary, third, and fifth rounds, and I problem all you f*cking little dorks that assume that I obtained my ass kicked to go and rewatch that struggle… Rewatch that struggle, whether or not you hate me or love me, rewatch the struggle, flip the commentary off, and inform me I didn’t win that struggle.
“I gained the primary, third, and fifth. Oh I’m f*cking fired up proper now. I’m the champ! I gained! I’m the champ! The place’s my belt?! Get that belt out my suitcase! I’m the champ, child!…
“Merab is a bitch nonetheless! I had him operating round, holding his f*cking little intestine. The champ is right here! The champ is right here! Go rewatch that struggle. 135 bantamweight champion of the world continues to be right here. F*ck Merab! Let’s go!
“However for actual, Spherical 3 was shut. Spherical 3 and 5, two judges gave it to me. Spherical 1, in my view, was clearly my spherical. Spherical 3 was a better spherical, I nonetheless assume it was my spherical. Spherical 1, I don’t understand how they gave it to Merab. Simply take a look at the stat sheet, he took me down a number of instances however actually did no harm. Come on now, inform me I’m mistaken! Spherical 1, 3, and 5. I gained that struggle. It’s so simple as that.”
Except for altering his tune on the struggle, O’Malley additionally seems to be shifting his place on the place he goes from right here.
Following the loss, O’Malley revealed a hip harm that requires surgical procedure and with restoration time, he is likely to be out for a full yr. However now the previous champion seems re-energized, claiming he’ll be again subsequent summer time to “defend his belt” in opposition to presumptive No. 1 contender Umar Nurmagomedov.
“Merab is f*cking frightened of Umar,” O’Malley stated. “Doesn’t need to struggle Umar. I don’t know why. Umar is nice, don’t get me mistaken. However Merab is terrified. He’s not a champ. I’m the champ. I might struggle Umar subsequent. I can struggle Umar subsequent for the belt. I’m the champ. I ought to defend my belt in opposition to Umar. I’ve to get surgical procedure Oct. 3, I’ll be again most likely June or July. I’m going to return again as fast as potential as a result of I like this shit.
“God it feels good to be the champ once more!”
This isn’t the primary time O’Malley has retroactively dismissed a loss.
O’Malley’s first profession defeat got here in opposition to Chito Vera in 2020 and afterward, “Suga” repeatedly referred to himself as undefeated heading into their rematch, and likewise claimed he “gained” his No-Contest in opposition to Pedro Munhoz. And it seems O’Malley intends to do one thing related right here as he continued to tear Dvalishvili.
“Please, I’m telling you guys, you’ll be able to’t have Merab as champ,” O’Malley stated. “He’s boring as f*ck. I simply rewatched the struggle. I attempted to make it as unboring as potential. I attempted getting up, defending — I really stuffed extra takedowns than Henry Cejudo… I had Merab actually holding his [stomach], operating, sprinting from me, holding his f*cking guts, praying the struggle was over, staring on the clock. Spherical 1, 3, and 5! The champ is right here!”
