Everybody within the UFC is trying ahead to Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC, none greater than Sean O’Malley who has made the daring declare that he would be the primary star within the Octagon ought to McGregor lose.
Is Sean O’Malley UFC’s Quantity One Star?
Sean O’Malley has risen via the UFC ranks in spectacular style and he believes that he has the potential to be the largest star of the game.
Conor McGregor is ready to struggle Michael Chandler in his comeback struggle, but when he loses that matchup, ‘Suga Sean’ believes that he would be the largest star within the UFC.
“I feel I’m very shut,” O’Malley stated on turning into the largest star within the Octagon. “I feel Conor’s nonetheless received yet one more huge struggle in him due to the massive query mark — can Conor come again, can he truly beat [Michael] Chandler? So I feel Conor’s received yet one more big struggle.
What does Sean O’Malley deliver to the UFC that Conor McGregor does not?
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“If he goes on the market and loses his subsequent struggle, it will likely be like six in a row,” O’Malley stated. “It’s received to die down finally. Perhaps not. That simply assessments how huge of a star he’s, however I’d assume he goes on the market, he loses, I’m there. I’m the man. I’m the No. 1.”
There isn’t a date but confirmed for McGregor’s return to the UFC, with the Irishman having to delay his comeback attributable to a damaged toe earlier this yr.
O’Malley alternatively is combating as quickly as this weekend, the place he takes on Merab Dvalishvili in the principle occasion at UFC 306.
“I deliver fights,” O’Malley continued, “I struggle. Usually. I feel that’s what it’s proper now.
“Conor was good on the mic, the accent, the phrases that he selected, he was superb on the mic. Performances, he had a pair good performances, however I’m simply constant proper now. I’m combating quite a bit. That’s what I deliver.”
If Suga Sean can win once more this weekend, he’ll prolong his win streak to 4 within the UFC whereas retaining his Bantamweight belt for a second time.