Dana White has shared his ideas on Sean O’Malley’s title-earning TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling at tonight’s UFC 292 occasion.
O’Malley (17-1 MMA) was getting his first alternative to combat for UFC gold this night in Boston. ‘Suga’ was returning to the Octagon for the primary time since scoring a break up determination victory over former bantamweight champion Petr Yan at UFC 280 in October of final yr. Previous to that, the 28-year-old had gone toe-to-toe with Pedro Munhoz in a bout that was in the end dominated a no-contest resulting from an unintended eye poke.
In the meantime, Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) was seeking to earn his fourth consecutive title protection when he squared off with Sean O’Malley this night. ‘Funkmaster’ was coming off a break up determination win over Henry Cejudo in his most earlier effort at UFC 288. Previous to that he had defeated T.J. Dillashaw by way of TKO and gained a break up determination over Petr Yan in his first title protection.
Within the lead-up to the title combat, Aljamain Sterling accused Sean O’Malley of receiving “Dana White privilege” and having an undeserving resume. These feedback didn’t maintain true, because it was ‘Suga’ who wound up rising victorious this night by the use of second-round TKO.
After a tentative begin by each males within the opening spherical, O’Malley was capable of catch Sterling with a proper hand in Spherical 2 which despatched ‘Funkmaster’ crashing to the Octagon canvas. From there, ‘Suga’ proceeded to unleash some heavy floor and pound which ultimately prompted the referee to step in and name a cease to the competition.
It was a surprising victory for Sean O’Malley, and never one which many followers or fighters noticed coming.
When requested for his ideas on the ‘Sterling vs. O’Malley’ consequence, UFC President Dana White had the next to say:
“There isn’t any such factor as Dana White privilege on this firm. O’Malley acquired the title shot as a result of he earned it. When you consider the combat and you consider Sterling, you say to your self, ‘how does Sean beat that man?’… You by no means know man, types make fights and issues occur in fights that you simply typically don’t count on.”
White continued:
“Bruce Springsteen simply performed right here and did $5 million, we did $7 million… That is additionally the most important bantamweight championship combat ever on PPV globally… O’Malley isn’t going to be a star; he IS a star!”
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