"Sugar" Sean O'Malley is a UFC Bantamweight Fighter with a 14-1 professional MMA record. O'Malley has a 1-0 professional boxing record and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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Sean Daniel O’Malley was born on October 24, 1994. He is a professional MMA fighter from the United States. He now fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Bantamweight class (UFC). He is the UFC bantamweight champion as of October 24, 2022.
Sean O’Malley made his UFC debut against Terrion Ware in the TUF 26 Finale. After winning the fight, O’Malley went on a three-bout winning run until facing Marlon Vera at UFC 252. O’Malley was knocked out in the first round by Marlon Vera (elbows and punches). Following the bout, O’Malley was diagnosed with a dropped foot.
Sean made his UFC 260 debut against Thomas Almeida. O’Malley outmatched Almeida and knocked him over in the third round. He then faced Kris Moutinho at UFC 264, where he put on a striking master class to defeat Mouthinho via TKO in the third round.
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At UFC 269 on December 11, 2021, O’Malley faced Raulian Paiva. He won the battle via TKO in the first round. O’Malley received his fourth Performance of the Night bonus award as a result of his victory. On July 2, 2022, at UFC 276, O’Malley faced Pedro Munhoz. O’Malley unintentionally jabbed Munhoz in the eye early in the second round, making him unable to continue. The fight was called a draw.
O’Malley fought Petr Yan at UFC 280 on October 22, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision. The outcome was viewed as very contentious, with many spectators and combatants claiming that Yan was the legitimate winner. Yan received support from 25 of 26 media sources. The fight was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus.
Sean O’Malley is estimated to be worth $1.2 million by Networth Gorilla. O’Malley is claimed to have earned a base pay of $150,000, with an additional $150,000 as a fight bonus following his win against Petr Yan at UFC 280. ‘Sugar’ has a YouTube channel with 539k subscribers in addition to his MMA career.
Sean O’Malley is rumored to have won $3,00,000 in addition to other fight week bonuses for his victory against Petr Yan at UFC 280. As a result, UFC 280 is regarded his biggest-grossing promotion. Similarly, one of his most lucrative battles came against Eddie Wineland, for which he was paid a total of $1,34,000, including his basic wage and extra fight bonuses.
Sean O’Malley has lucrative endorsement deals with Reebok, Venum, Crypto.com, MyBookieMMA, and Sanabul, according to SportsZion. Sean O’Malley has been observed undertaking several charitable acts throughout the years. O’Malley contributed $27,500 to the “Raising Special Kids” organization in the United States in 2019, his total profits from finishing eighth in the Fortnite video game.
