O’Malley is managing his career like a boxer

[cereaI]

Idk he beat yan (arguably) and aljo so i think it's not too big of a deal

i really wanna see him vs henry

 

[Neck&Neck]

It makes sense cuz Boxing runs UFC

 

[Lawrence]

I think you missed the part where I said boxers.. right in the title.

O’Malley is not a boxer

He is not handling his career like a boxer.

He is fighting who the matchmaker tells him to.

“Only in America “

~~Kenny Florian

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

He wasnt taken out on a stretcher you fool.
It was a calf kick which is an adjustment you can make for. Imagine thinking Chito is a harder fight than Merab or Sandhagen

lol, I think Joe Rogan made it sound like he went out on a stretcher, then in an ambo straight to the hospital?

I ain't hating on him, but I did think it went that way too for some reason.

 

[ryanrandy]

At least he has the chance to avenge the L which makes the fight kind of worth while. On merit it's Merabs shot but he would probably grind O'Malley 5 rounds and that would bring Dana back to being dead in 10 years.

 

[RonDante]

He’s doing it in a very intelligent way.
Was already making millions before he fought his first top ten opponent.

Now he’s fighting Chito for his first title defense.
When smart boxers become champion, they don’t always fight the most worthy or next best fighter.
It’s too much wear and tear, wars, and is just bad overall for the longevity of a fighter. Sometimes you have to throw in easier fights in between the hard ones. It’s a page straight out of mayweather book.

For instance, when Mayweather was sparring for a Mcgregor or Andre Berto, he didn’t necessarily have to bring in killers for his training camp. But when he did sparring for Pacquaio, I remember he had to bring in killers to his training camp, I think Zab Judah was one.
Like don’t get me wrong, you still have to spar hard and take damage for every fight, but some fights the style of training partner is going to be worse for your health than others.

You also will get paid almost as much, for a much easier fight. So it’s kind of like being smart financially. “Easy money” as they say.

Now I’m not saying Chito is an easy fight, but it’s obvious he’s a much easier fight than someone like Merab, Sandhagen, and Umar.

But part of why the UFC is so awesome, is that there are no easy fights once you get in, and then once you become champion you are normally forced to defend your title against the guys we all want to see… Which would normally be the next best guy.

Although I’m not nearly as excited for this fight as I would be if he fought a Merab or Sandhagen, who are much more deserving. I can’t blame O’Malley for doing it this way, because him and Bisping had that Dana white privledge. (Since Bisping got to defend against Hendo)

Merab rejected a title shot twice, including a fight against o malley, and dana came out and threatened to cut him if he kept doing that

cory is injured, he won’t be back until April

umar hasn’t beaten a single ranked opponent

whats the problem?

 

[akeller901]

He’s doing it in a very intelligent way.
Was already making millions before he fought his first top ten opponent.

Now he’s fighting Chito for his first title defense.
When smart boxers become champion, they don’t always fight the most worthy or next best fighter.
It’s too much wear and tear, wars, and is just bad overall for the longevity of a fighter. Sometimes you have to throw in easier fights in between the hard ones. It’s a page straight out of mayweather book.

For instance, when Mayweather was sparring for a Mcgregor or Andre Berto, he didn’t necessarily have to bring in killers for his training camp. But when he did sparring for Pacquaio, I remember he had to bring in killers to his training camp, I think Zab Judah was one.
Like don’t get me wrong, you still have to spar hard and take damage for every fight, but some fights the style of training partner is going to be worse for your health than others.

You also will get paid almost as much, for a much easier fight. So it’s kind of like being smart financially. “Easy money” as they say.

Now I’m not saying Chito is an easy fight, but it’s obvious he’s a much easier fight than someone like Merab, Sandhagen, and Umar.

But part of why the UFC is so awesome, is that there are no easy fights once you get in, and then once you become champion you are normally forced to defend your title against the guys we all want to see… Which would normally be the next best guy.

Although I’m not nearly as excited for this fight as I would be if he fought a Merab or Sandhagen, who are much more deserving. I can’t blame O’Malley for doing it this way, because him and Bisping had that Dana white privledge. (Since Bisping got to defend against Hendo)

Making millions? Lol

 

[HuskySamoan]

Imagine of he loses to Chito again. He is taking a risk because Chito is not a serious contender and everybody knows it

Most people don't know shit. Hardcore fans know it, the majority of fans don't know the difference between Chito, Sandhagen and Merab though.

 

[AmonTobin]

His performances have been very entertaining and have generated a lot of excitement and interest. When you’re a draw, you have leverage to negotiate things most fighters can’t.

I can appreciate the logic behind this match, but it would have been much more exciting if Chito had earned an undisputed title fight. Things might return to a state of legitimacy if winner stays at bantamweight and agrees to fight winner of Cory Sandhagen-Dvashili next. Realistically it should have been Cory or Merab before Marlon.

Personally, I think champions getting to select their opponents and/or champs fighting in multiple divisions trying to get 2 belts with minimal to nil title defenses, is UFC moving in the wrong direction.

 

[WokeWarrior]

There aint no managing anything in THE UFC.
in other words dana ALLOWS
suga to take his time or pick his fights without their being any repercussions.
but trust me if suga PPV sales dont start matching up.... dana will flip.

DANA CONTROLS EVERYTHING, the fighter's image, the fighters narrative, their fights , their pay,
what sponsors they get, etc etc. If im not mistaken fighters cant even do certain interviews or make
a youtube without approval.... Like i understand the WWE or AEW wanting to control their
wrestlers image, but MMA? at least the NBA MLB NFL Pay their athletes to tow the line.
imagine making 50/50 and being limited on what you can do. the fact ex ufc fighters say fighting jake paul
was their biggest pay day is sad.

Floyd and most boxers whose established can Manage their career.
A boxer can be like im not gonna fight ima do a tv sitcom on disney or VH1, right in the middle of their
title hunt come back 2 years from then and as long as they got a following its On.
Try that with Dana /UFC and see what happens. let DDP or tom aspinal say hey i wanna do a movie,
or say i wanna fight this opponent cause its best for my team.....

 

[ferrisjso]

Everyone is. You'll notice as time passes MMA records are getting more and more boxing like. The idea that in MMA the best fight the best and no one cares how many losses they have is an aged talking point people just got used to repeating its not really true anymore.

 

[Sad Dad]

not into Sean's gimmick at all, but underneath he's a very intelligent very talented fighter.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

i don't think it's that bad to be honest, because he's still fighting someone who beat him by stoppage, same as Bisping. he's not fighitng the next contender, but he's fighting someone he's already gotten fucked up by. i think it's an ok fight for him to take. especially when you consider Islam's first defense was vs a guy from a weight class below.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

He wasnt taken out on a stretcher you fool.
It was a calf kick which is an adjustment you can make for. Imagine thinking Chito is a harder fight than Merab or Sandhagen

i don't know, i can see O'Malley being able to blow guys like Merab away similarly how he took Aljo out. Merab's striking defense sucks balls and he's very predictable with how he's going to fight. you know he's going to come forward and pressure, try to get the clinch against the fence and/or take you down. you can make adjustments for that too since you know exactly what he wants to do and it's reasonable to think Merab will not deter from this method.

against calf kicks? there's many guys who can't check kicks and it's been their weakness for their entire careers.

 

[Goutfather]

He’s doing it in a very intelligent way.
Was already making millions before he fought his first top ten opponent.

Now he’s fighting Chito for his first title defense.
When smart boxers become champion, they don’t always fight the most worthy or next best fighter.
It’s too much wear and tear, wars, and is just bad overall for the longevity of a fighter. ...

look, i'm happy for sean's financial success and all... but as a spectator, i'd much rather he not pick easy opponents because it's "smart." that's one thing that sucks about boxing, and they already do it too frequently in the ufc. picking a fight because it makes money, that's fine. but picking a fight because it's easy is just wasting everyone's time.

in sean's defense, i don't think he's actually taken easy fights. chito is no slouch. as long as he's fighting people from the top 10 (preferably top 5) regularly, i don't care too much about the order. he's got one of the most stacked divisions below him tho, so none of this "champ-champ" business. and no campaigning for a mcgregor fight.

 

[chiefwiggum]

You brought up Floyd and his fights pushing 40. He won his first title in the late 90s against Genaro Hernandez. Youre bringing ip fights almost 20 years after winning the title which was 2-3 years after turning pro.

I get what you’re saying but a terrible example.

 

[HHJ]

Sideshow Bob will need to fight the top contenders soon enough. The UFC will dictate who he needs to defend against so he can't duck forever.

So?

Even if he loses now he made some good moves and won the fights he needed to win

 

[CrimsonFan]

I think a big part of it is that he wants to avenge his loss.

But IMO, he is playing his cards wrong. I think Chito is actually the more difficult fight. Against Merab, Cory, and Umar.. he has a clear advantage over those guys with his boxing and striking. Against Chito, he thinks he has that advantage but I don't think he does. Chito by TKO 4th round.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

O’Malley is not a boxer

He is not handling his career like a boxer.

He is fighting who the matchmaker tells him to.

“Only in America “

~~Kenny Florian

He literally picked chito

 

[biscuitsbrah]

lol, I think Joe Rogan made it sound like he went out on a stretcher, then in an ambo straight to the hospital?

I ain't hating on him, but I did think it went that way too for some reason.

Nah he had a foot drop from getting his nerve kicked. He had ptsd from previously fucking it up against soukemtath or whatever and kind of pussed out in that fight. He was fine.

That andre one was a serious injury and he went out on a stretcher for sure