Sean O'Malley Reveals What Dana Informed Him After Profitable Title At UFC 292

Sean says there’s a way for Vera to lock down the fight, but it’ll involve eating a little crow first and saying something along the lines of … “Ya know what Suga, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. I didn’t deserve it. I didn’t earn it, but I appreciate you.

“If he came at it like that I would think about it more. But the fact that he’s tweeting, ‘I earned that’ and stuff, it’s throwing me off a bit. I got options. I’m not too worried about it.”

Of course, Sean dropped Aljamain with a perfectly placed straight right about 30 seconds into the second round, and after some effective ground and pound, the fight was stopped by ref Marc Goddard … and just like that, O’Malley was Bantamweight champion.

As for how life has changed … Sean says while he was a star before winning the title, he’s now more than just a big deal amongst MMA fans.

“I kind of had everything-ish before ‘champ status,’ but definitely getting recognized way more in public by random people you wouldn’t think were fight fans. The casuals that don’t watch the fight, watched that fight,” Suga said.

Speaking of fame and making money … we also talked to Sean about acting (he’s received movie offers) and whether he believes he will ever fight Aljo again.