O’Malley is a punk

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/08/sean-omalley-reaction-loss-marlon-vera-ufc-not-very-good-frustrated/amp

Sean O'Malley has no intention of humbling himself after losing for the first time against Marlon Vera at UFC 252.

In fact, O’Malley (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) doesn’t feel the setback was particularly legitimate, and days later the outcome is eating away at him.

O’Malley brought a lot of hype and an unbeaten record into his bantamweight co-headliner with Vera (16-6-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) at UFC 252. He was comfortable to start the fight, but then things quickly took a turn as an ankle issue started to hinder his movement. “Chito” capitalized and got top position, where he landed some big shots that forced the referee to stop the fight in the first round.

According to O’Malley, there’s no serious damage to the ankle. He said he “just rolled it about seven times” and indicated the problem could’ve stemmed from his pre-fight decision to loosen the wraps on his feet.

“Warming up in the back, everything was perfect,” O’Malley said on “The Timbo and Sugar Show” podcast. “I’m in (expletive) good shape. I’m breaking this mother(expletive) 100 percent in my mind. I get back there, doing our warm-up, everything is going perfect. About five minutes before we’re set to walk I’m like, ‘Do you think you could (expletive) loosen up my ankle brace? It’s (expletive) tight.’ So he’s sitting back loosening up my ankle braces because they were tight. That’s about it.

“Walked out, everything felt good, got in there. I was in front of him, and I’m like, in my mind, I’m like, ‘This is easy. He’s slow. He can’t hit me.’ You can’t hit me, and you can’t take me down. I didn’t think he was going to be able to take me down because he was so slow. … God, just standing there knowing I had one leg and like, ‘He still sucks.'”

O’Malley gave Vera no credit for the outcome. He said he felt he was in “complete control” from the very start, but then it turned on a dime. There are parts of that reality O’Malley can accept, and others he’s still grappling with.

“We picked the date, we picked the time, and we both walked out. It doesn’t matter what the (expletive) happens,” O’Malley said. “Whoever wins, how it happens, however they win, wins. He won. It sucks for me, because I lost to someone who I look at as not very good. I look at him, and I’m like, ‘He’s not that good.’ And I (expletive) lost to him. That’s what’s the most frustrating thing. Losing to someone I’m better than. That ‘humble’ post was a (expletive) joke. So for everyone commenting stupid (expletive), I’m not humble.

“Let’s look at his career in five years, and let’s look at mine. I’m going to be (expletive) world champ, and he’s going to be a (expletive) journeyman. That’s just what his is. He wins some; he loses some. He’s slow, but he’s gritty, so he’s going to be able to finish some people after they beat him up for a while. … He gets lucky and beats me and jumps up like he won the (expletive) lottery. That just shows what kind of a (expletive) he was.”

O’Malley said he hasn’t received medical clearance in the aftermath of UFC 252. He’s visiting another doctor for an MRI this week, then said he hopes to “get this taste out of my mouth.”

Days after the fight, though, it’s obvious that taste is still strong.

“Literally the only thing that bugs me is I lost in a way where I feel like I didn’t lose, and I lost to a guy I feel like is not that good,” O’Malley said. “I had the same pain, but all around my ankle, and I remember dragging my foot up against the cage like, ‘(Expletive).’ Even still, didn’t feel in danger. I’m like, ‘OK, I’m not very mobile, but I don’t feel in danger. I don’t feel like he’s a threat.’ I was hoping he would shoot in on me so I could try to guillotine him. (Expletive) cracked him with a good shot, then that last little flurry I had. I don’t think he punched me once on my feet, even after my foot was (expletive) up.”

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Good luck with your “brand” bro, because you’ll fighting bare knuckle within a few years like every other washout. 

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Who wears ankle braces. 

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Bend The Knee -

Who wears ankle braces. 

I actually thought they werent allowed to

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HillboFrateTrane -

Good luck with your “brand” bro, because you’ll fighting bare knuckle within a few years like every other washout. 

You take all of this way too seriously

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I’m not sure that he is a punk, but I can’t help but hear echoes of Luke Rockhold after his loss to Bisping when he says, “I lost to someone who I look at as not very good. I look at him, and I’m like, ‘He’s not that good.’ And I (expletive) lost to him. That’s what’s the most frustrating thing. Losing to someone I’m better than.”

I will say that there is a huge difference between his reaction to his injury and a real champion like Michael Chandler’s. Only he knows how much pain he is in, and I hope that he comes back tougher than ever. But, it might be the case that he has a mental toughness gap and a self-awareness/growth issue. I hope he proves me wrong.

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Too soon to turn heel no?

Andre S. should have humbled him after he broke him. Of course that fight IQ in the single digits kicked in.

he seems likeable! still a massive fan.

Roy Jones level arrogance here, fellas. only a tool would stand up for him.

Lights Out Lurker -

He's right though. He lost to someone that's not that good. What's wrong with him thinking that? If he truly thinks that Vera is the better fighter then he should just quit now.

That means he ain’t a very good fighter either. See how that works.

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Who did O'malley fight where he arguably could have lost the decision and he was injured in that fight too, but still got the judges decision and post fight he couldn't even stand up he did the interview laying down?

It was nice seeing his face get elbowed in

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JoeHurley - 
HillboFrateTrane -

Good luck with your “brand” bro, because you’ll fighting bare knuckle within a few years like every other washout. 

You take all of this way too seriously

Joe, you are so edgy!

I love it!

BringBackHeadbutts -

Who did O'malley fight where he arguably could have lost the decision and he was injured in that fight too, but still got the judges decision and post fight he couldn't even stand up he did the interview laying down?

Andre Soukthamthath.

All Andre had to do was step back and ask the ref to stand up O`Malley, he was totally broken and lucked out Andre decided to go for a TD and just lay exhausted on top of him.

As we say in poker, he hit a 1-outer that night.

You can hear Chito`s corner immediately scream to him that Sugar`s leg was fooked when he started limping and Chito`s killer instinct kicked in.

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UltimateKeyboardWarrior -
JoeHurley - 
HillboFrateTrane -

Good luck with your “brand” bro, because you’ll fighting bare knuckle within a few years like every other washout. 

You take all of this way too seriously

Joe, you are so edgy!

I love it!

That’s me. Total edgelord.

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Nothing but the new Northcutt without the and professionalism.

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WARFARE -
Bend The Knee -

Who wears ankle braces. 

I actually thought they werent allowed to

If it's ok'd by the opposing corner they can

Salty Suga

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JoeHurley -
UltimateKeyboardWarrior -
JoeHurley - 
HillboFrateTrane -

Good luck with your “brand” bro, because you’ll fighting bare knuckle within a few years like every other washout. 

You take all of this way too seriously

Joe, you are so edgy!

I love it!

That’s me. Total edgelord.

Are you a dipshit in every thread? 

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Sean O’Rousey

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knockoutfighter -

Sean O’Rousey

I wouldn't compare them both. One was actually champ for awhile.

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