WATCH | UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley runs routes at Arizona Cardinals training camp

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UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley resides his finest life at Arizona Cardinals coaching camp.

Sean O'Malley, Kyler Murray

‘Sugar’ is about to return to the cage in just some quick weeks at Noche UFC, on the Las Vegas Sphere. Again for the primary time since a unanimous resolution victory over Marlon Vera in March, Sean O’Malley will face Merab Dvalishvili. For his half, ‘The Machine’ hasn’t competed since a call win over Henry Cejudo in February.

To advertise his UFC return, Sean O’Malley seemingly headed to Arizona Cardinals coaching camp. ‘Sugar’ himself is a giant NFL fan and lives in Phoenix. The event was a giant one for O’Malley, who confirmed as much as coaching camp carrying a jersey and shortly linked up with Kyler Murray. The 2 shook palms, posed for photographs, after which headed to the sector.

There, the UFC bantamweight champion was really in a position to catch passes from Murray. Whereas Sean O’Malley is a superb fighter, he additionally will get off the road of scrimmage fairly fast as properly. The Arizona native additionally spoke with the Cardinals employees concerning the expertise as properly.

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UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley catches passes at Cardinals coaching camp

“It all the time journeys me out when persons are large followers, particularly once they’re 6-foot-4 250 kilos, they usually’re pumped to fulfill the Suga present,” Sean O’Malley acknowledged. “Nevertheless it’s actually cool. General, it was simply an unimaginable day. These drills are most likely the closest I’ll get to being within the NFL, however I’ll take it.” (h/t Arizona Cardinals)

He continued, “The Cardinals are my crew now. I reside 20 minutes from the stadium. I’ve been right here for ten years, so this looks like house and I’m excited to get again into it and have a crew to root for.”

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For what it’s price, the Noche UFC card itself is about to be one of many largest of the 12 months. Whereas Sean O’Malley will put his bantamweight gold on the road within the headliner, there’s one other title battle within the co-main occasion. There, flyweight champion Alexa Grasso will look to defeat her longtime rival Valentina Shevchenko of their trilogy bout.

What do you make of this UFC information? Are you excited for Sean O’Malley’s return to the cage subsequent month? 

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