‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley is the newest fighter hoping to in the future money in contained in the squared circle.
On Saturday night time, O’Malley will step below the primary occasion highlight at TD Backyard in Boston for a extremely anticipated bantamweight title conflict with reigning world champion Aljamain Sterling. After months of backwards and forwards, the 2 males will lastly strap on the four-ounce gloves for a winner take all conflict that might see the top of 1 period and the emergence of a brand new.
Forward of his return to the Octagon, Sean O’Malley, alongside long-time teammate and coach Tim Welch, appeared on the Full Ship podcast to speak about his objectives for the longer term, ought to he depart Bean City with UFC gold wrapped round his waist.
Maybe unsurprisingly, O’Malley revealed a need to in the future take a look at his expertise within the boxing ring, a route many fighters have traveled lately. As for who ‘Sugar’ needs to check his putting expertise in opposition to within the candy science, ‘Sugar’ has his sights set on Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
“Me and Tank is occurring. That’s occurring. Similar to I mentioned that I’ll be combating for the world title, that I’ll be world champ,” O’Malley mentioned. “I’ve been saying that for 5 – 6 years. Individuals are like, ‘Shut up, that’s f*cking silly.’ Me vs. Tank will occur. I’m fairly assured in that. Fairly optimistic. You realize, plenty of issues need to play out. Must work out for each of us to form of get there, however that combat will occur. It’ll be a large combat.
“I imagine I might win that combat too. I understand how loopy that sounds. I f*cking getting it. I’ve that perception in myself that acquired me right here so it’s not that loopy to suppose that I imagine that I might beat him. That combat will occur.”
Sean O’Malley Can See Himself Sharing the Ring with Floyd Mayweather
Sean O’Malley might additionally see himself probably stepping contained in the ring with maybe the best skilled boxer within the historical past of the game, Floyd ‘Cash’ Mayweather.
“Floyd’s a actuality. He’s been combating lots of people. Floyd, Gervonta [Davis],” O’Malley added. “Ryan Garcia clearly wouldn’t be as massive since he misplaced to Gervonta. So yeah, there’s actually solely two, however Floyd could be candy.”
However Sean O’Malley is aware of that with the intention to rating a big-money boxing match, he’ll need to ship in opposition to arguably the perfect bantamweight within the historical past of the division this Saturday night time.
“That might be wild, however none of that occurs if I don’t go on the market and knock out Aljamain Sterling. That’s what it comes all the way down to. I can’t get these massive and never be a champ within the UFC. I’ve to be a champ first.”
