What Did Sean O'Malley Do To Become a UFC Superstar?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this deep dive into Sean O'Malley's MMA career, we followed the promotional games he played with the UFC to reach champion status and become a household name.
Sean O'Malley has had an unconventional rise to becoming the UFC champion. He adopted a new style and did his way, causing a lot of bad blood and rivalries along the way. So what did he do differently from others and why did it work so well for him?
Timestamps
0:00 - Suga's rise
0:58 - Fighting unranked opponents
3:17 - O'Malley vs Chito
5:55 - UFC relationship
7:05 - Comeback & addressing haters
8:33 - New contract
9:41 - O'Malley vs Yan
11:32 - Sterling vs Cejudo
12:40 - O'Malley vs Sterling
14:20 - Selling PPV's
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He has a fan friendly fighting style and had great promotion from the ufc machine since the "welcome to the suga show clip". Sometimes thats all you need
Ya he'll need that promotion cause he's boring af with all the charisma of a dry sponge
@@YearsOVDecay1 he has more charisma than majority of the roster. be fr, you might watch an interview from like what..5-10 fighters total?
@@YearsOVDecay1 Fk charisma if he can fight. I'm not watching a reality show, I'm watching a fight game and he aint a bad fighter.
@@DavorBa exactly, why tf would i need any charismatic interviews to lure me into watching his fights if i am watching them anyway cause its always a good show
@@YearsOVDecay1he’s got a larger presence than the majority of fighters due to his charisma and work on social media. You got a delusional take with this one.
o'malley won against some nice competition and he got there to the top and made it look fairly effortless.. thats commendable
No he didn't lol dude won via robbery versus Yan, was losing the no contest against munoz, and was physically broken by chito....
ya, and he made it look easy @@mattbarker1411
Bro he has 2 ranked wins and shouldn’t of beat yan
@@mattbarker1411 he beat Aljo way better than Yan could, it is what it is
@@mattbarker1411he definitely beat yan had more sig strikes did more damage
He's just a chill dude doing his thing.
He’s also one of the few active fighters who actually acknowledge his opponents and isn’t afraid to say how tough or that they can literally beat his ass, like Islam. Gets smh, but honestly like u said, chill fighter, just doing his thing.
Didn’t know disrespecting women, publicly doing drugs, talking to underage girls, and racism makes him chill 😂 but you do you ig 😂
@@dylansvlog414disrespecting women and publicly doing drugs are both based, the other two aren’t chill but i don’t have proof those even occurred
@@peepguy3524 you can't be talking about the same person with his defences he has no right to be calling out the champ of featherweight
He’s a cuck
He’s a smart businessman. He has his own brand. Hangs out with well known people , does TH-cam , has a podcast & fight well. People don’t give him to much credit for his other ways of making money.
Exactly, he’s lead by example for future fighters on how to brand yourself for sustainable success. The fight game is a short game.
Though his personality is lack-luster and his pink persona is… unique, I guess, he’s not boring to watch, so I’m not totally on board with the hate wagon. Don’t get me wrong, not really a fan, but I find his fight to be entertaining at the very least. Striking would always be more visually appeasing than hugging, no matter how the die-hard spin it.
He can grapple too
Yup. Aged like wine. Vera was not a challenge for Sean. Instead we got Hollywood highlights from Sean.
They always hate if you are doing it your way
Tell that to Brendan Schaub
Or if you're a stereotypical product of the 2020's.
@@StandWatie1862he's been in the ufc since 2017 and was still well known back then. Just say you're a ret ard that doesn't know what you're talking about.
Your quote is foolishness. Sounds like Roganism. Excruciatingly dumb.
@@StandWatie1862or he’s a marketing expert. People love to hate you when you actually use the system to your advantage
Man literally fights like a ninja, that and his dynamic with his coach is second to none.
Cuckold
A lot of the UFC is filled with either too masculine hardcore looking men or fat random dudes. O malley fills that perfect tik tok brain looking like a antifa BLM who's wife has a black bf. That fits perfectly with the younger generation tattoos head to toe new hair color every week shows he will end life in a few years from mental illness. Alt leftists are also amazing fighters because with their mental stability and low racist brain IQ all that rage turns into great battles.
As fans, of course we all want to see good fighters tested against the best in the divison but if what sean said is true, then from the perspective of a fighter, it would be stupid not to manage your career in the exact way that he did (if its an option)
UFC just paid 350 million in a lawsuit that wants to prevent you from doing exactly that. They wanna make it so promoters can’t pick fights anymore, and it be based strictly on rankings
This is a very well done video. Surprised to look up and see you have less than 50 subs. Keep putting out content like this and I'm sure you're going to grow quickly. Nice work. 🤘
Thanks man, appreciate the support!💪🏼
50 -> 8,550 in 2 months
I think it’s the whole Adam22, white boy thing that he’s into. That’s really it.
good stuff keep these vids coming
How do you only have 41 subs you deserve more you make good content
Its because hes a skinny non threatening looking stoner whos a really good fighter... and his style is stand up and exciting to watch
pretty much
Little to no actual charisma but fight friendly style. I remember him saying he was famous before he was even remotely close to being famous and I'm starting to think if you just say you're popular without being popular, that in time it will actually make you popular
I'm not even a Omalley fan but the dudes charisma isn't from talking, like we're used to. it's about the aura
It’s his fight aura. K.O’s like his often get compared to McGregor.
There is no aura. He says there’s an aura. He’s all mouth.
TJ's "Mentally, I'm the cleanest athlete on the planet" LMAO!
Holy shit dude this Channel is gonna blow tf up
Great video
I am just happy he stop aljo. My prayers where answered. Also I got to met aljo in Vegas he wasn’t the nicest guy. Meanwhile sean Strickland was incredibly nice to me. And Chris Curtis
damn bro how do you not have millions of subs? keep it up this is sick!
Subbed.... Like your style of content
Hello brother, very good quality of the video. I am surprised that you have only 200 subs. I am gonna follow you, please keep posting. Hope to see 1m on your channel brother.
Bro you are genius, this is 4th video in a row I am watching...
Really good video.
nice video
The man has charisma just a different kind that younger generations understand. He can really fight and backs his sorta cringy trash talk with actual skill which is funny in it's own way.
Are you sure, remember when he said something like he's the next Mcgregor??!! Suga lacks the charisma of Mcgregor for sure, still he's a solid fighter. But he lacks the down to earth vision.
@@joseluis7118 dude is just entering his prime?? trashtalk isnt everything. Dude became a champ without talkin much trash so why change it up?
@@joseluis7118 thats just creating a fake persona aka colby covington.
To say O'Malley 'took the easy route and gave up' is just ingenious. He played the cage looking for a counter, waiting to get his footing back so he could move like he does. Instead, the foot never returned and of course Chito didn't let a counter happen. Sean did the only thing he could, which was a rather successful blitz against Chito all the way to the cage, after which he was backpedaling and tripped himself on his bum foot (which is absolutely Chito inflicted) and once Chito took top and the elbow dropped the ref intelligently called it. What you said is subjective and baseless, and I'm a Chito guy! Either way, great effort and thanks to anyone who attended my Ted Talk.
ingenious? you mean disingenious lmao
Omyleg could not protect himself off of his back, sore leg or no sore leg.....
@@kermitthefragg Of course I do lol. Thanks.
@@downsouth5971 It wasn't sore, it was numb. But yeah Chito was in like Flynn. Hyped for the rematch, Chito el Champo 2024.
he lost,dont need all those excuses on why sean sucks.
I respect what he’s done since he is making his money and this was his path but at the same time this is the exact opposite of what fans need. This strategy is the same reason everyone in boxing is undefeated and we rarely get the fights everyone actually wants.
Lowkey sterling learns from the last fight and close the distance better and lands.We might see him lose fr fr mally watch out.
He got clowned at his recent press conference by Sean Strickland and chito 😂🤦♂️
That was a good video
In the Wwe, the crowd has to cheer you or boo for you. If they don’t react you don’t have a job much longer
I’m your 401st subscriber!
Got some tattoos, colored his hair all crazy, dressed like a clown, made some funny videos, and smashed some cans. End video
Was true to himself and knocked out one of the technically greatest bantamweight champs with ease?
@@marcv9311 knocked out? That’s a bit of a stretch. Is seen by many as an early stoppage
Wouldn’t it be easier to accept the fact that he’s just a skilled fighter instead of trying to convince yourself that he’s bad? And this is coming from an Aljamain fan lol. He beat him fair and square. He’s legit.
@@sochioranmyaku no doubt about his skill on the feet. He’s a sniper. But it would be just as foolish to ignore the fact that Chito dead legged him, the win over Yan was bogus or at the least disputed, calling Sterling a KO when it was at best a TKO/early stoppage, also look up the Lozoya fight.
@@DBZSeanzie that kick that he took from Chito could’ve happened to anyone in any fight. If you get hit in the right spot there, there isn’t much that can be done. The Yan fight was close but not questionable. It could’ve gone either way (the significant strikes clearly go to O’Malley if you look at the official stats) and it’s a testament to how good O’Malley that he fought that kind of fight with Petr considering he’s the only person to make him look vulnerable on the feet like that.
As far as the Sterling fight goes, it was a fair stoppage, and this coming from an Aljo fan since 2017. Sterling shouldn’t have put himself in that position. Imo that performance from Aljo is one of the biggest blunders I can think of coming from a champion since Werdum ran right into Stipe’s fist despite already being cracked coming in a couple times before. Aljo just didn’t fight smart at all there. He just let O’Mally measure him perfectly. As the much better wrestler, he should’ve been going for low singles, the way Khabib did immediately on Conor but instead he was just pressuring him by trying to get the takedown against the cage meanwhile giving a sniper everything he needed to get the kill shot.
I have been a fan of Sean since the beginning. But just waitinggg for him to fight a ranked guy and back it up.
I think the way he’s done his career is brilliant. Fighting the next guy in line is t always the best thing.
MMA stars get fed to the lions early and never recover. (Cody, Sage Northcutt etc.) and waste their potential.
Sean is that good, and it shows that it just takes time for it to manifest in mma.
He knocked everyone out. Theres the answer without an 11 minute explanation
Yair Rodriguez vs Sean O’Malley is a dream matchup
Video thumbnail idea:-
Donald McDonald after escaping Mac D
Great vid mate! Just double check, you made some mistakes. Other than that, great content
He has a big following from being close with NELK.
I really don’t understand the O’Malley hate at all… bro is chill as fuck and probably one of the most entertaining strikers in history. He’s a little cheesy sometimes but nowhere near the amount other fighters are. He keeps it real and he’s just trolling when he doesn’t accept the Chito loss and nobody gets the sarcastic humor lol… O’Malley is dope.
Look at that, he destroyed chito like he said he would for years
I dont disagree with the destroying lesser fighters will bring more eye balls than a closish fight that goes the distance
He was on That was epic prank channel twice which got him lots of views
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O'Malley has a fan frendly style(striker that has spinning heel, and wheel kicks is exciting fighter to watch),he knows how to market himself(podcast and clothing line made him plenty of money and got him a Lamborghini)
Great job putting down this video. keep the level and try to stay unbiased and if u do keep it entertaining
Nah i Think he does perfect
Great video!
that TJ tweet lol
Tj’s comeback wasnt bad tbf sucks it ended the way it did his personality got good finally 💀
This guy's personality is even faker than Colby Covington, he tries to be this party bad boy rock star but he acts like a dude in a Halloween costume more than anything. With that said he has played the UFC game outside of the octagon better than literally anyone else who has ever done it. He listened to Uncle Chael, Conor, all these O.G.s and has played the fight game flawlessly.
(People discount Sean's skills due to his opponents but in reality its impressive if anyone can perform how O'malley has performed. That's what people don't understand.)
He started MMA young and basically with no background in combat sports.
A lot of people underestimate O'Malley but I feel like his striking skills, fight I.Q., movement, feints, stance switches, timing, strike diversity, is some of the best there is. He proved his striking output cardio endurance in that record setting output against Green haired Kris Mutino. He can strike around high guards. He understands how to put velocity/power on his shots. Even when moving backwards. He abstractly flows with how a fight unfolds. He's shown he can make really good reads in the moment. There are many great bantamweight fights to make. All will be awesome to watch. There's insane talent in this division. Regardless of how u feel, It's going to be awesome to watch O'malley vs Cory/Henry/Aljo 2/Petr Yan 2/Rob Font, etc.
Sean just had to take a longer break since Henry got his chance to jump in against Aljo.
Nowadays we cannot accurately measure with PPV buys. (The UFC hasn't accepted it yet) Also most people thought we were going to see another boring Aljo win. Just like how Aljo beat Henry/Petr Yan/TJ, etc. So what press conferences aren't his thing? They are lame most of the time anyways. Sean is interesting to watch in other videos. I prefer when he appears in other videos, vlogs, collabs, etc. End of the Day: What matters most is How can these people perform in the octagon? Some people can't even speak English at press conferences or barely say anything, yet people still respect their performances in the cage. Idk why people can't say that this dude is a unique talent, regardless if they like him or not. He isn't the next Conor. He is Suga Sean O'Malley.
The issue isn't Sean's ability. He's a gifted athlete competing with an exciting style. His record is controversial but not enough to warrant discrediting as a champ after the Aljo KO. Sean has the physicality qualities to be a star, but he's terrible on the mic. Truly, probably one of the worst. Which is surprising how much sh!t he talks on social platforms. You'd think he would be wittier on the fly. Such as someone like Colby. The prime example of someone who can be funny when he's got something in the mental chamber versus his uncanny ability to stumble over words during a presser.
None of this would matter, though, if Sean didn't publicly proclaim to be the next "Conor McGregor" superstar. All the while the UFC is desperately pushing this concept, placing his PPV event the day after Francis' boxing match.
PPV buys are very hard to properly calculate. But I can promise anyone this; if the PPV buys are huge, Dana will have no problem making it known.
Stoked for the fight with Chito though, fun stylistic matchup that has a decent story behind it. Merab is probably far more deserving, but the company isn't going to dissolve this experiment just yet lol.
Watch his fight and his behaviour at the end of the Lozoya fight and then tell me what a great fighter he is. He is a fluke, a cuck and a cheater. Keepo defending this clown. Casuals like you and 15 year old tiktokers are the only one defending this cheat!
8:28 he literally punched him in the eye, it wasn't an eye poke. Pedro even held the eye he punched afterwards instead of the one he "poked".
He is a very entertaining and skilled fighter. The end.
This sounds like a let's hate on Sean O'Malley video! 🙄🤦🏼♂️
Sean o malley is not a businessman he is a business mahn
Screenshot this, Chito is gonna fvck sean up. Ive been fighting and a fan for 20yrs. Im putting money on Chito
Ill ko you
@@Iberny3 really doubt it lol.
😂
@@reubenthememegod 🤣 worked last time!
@@ROOSTER333 Do you still doubt it?
10:53 "UFC superstar" bruh needed an english to english translator Nate style that was brutal lol
His style is sick and undeniable. He’s clearly got dynamite in his hands. O’Malley will go on a nice reign. He’s ganna ko chito within 3 rds. And he’s going to ko merab(who I really enjoy) cold
This is what all mma channels should strive to be, most mma channels have scripts that read like they were written by an ai, but this a surprisingly welll researched and informative video for how many subscribers you have, you earned a new one
He’s just a chill stoner that beats tf outta people how can you hate
also I feel like people forget he popped for steroids around 3-4 years ago....
Use of social media, being placed on great cards, lack of stars in the UFC. Being Dana’s boy has its perks.
He's a good fighter, I wanted to not like him due to his obnoxious look, but he's actually not annoying and knocks people out. What more can you ask for these days after dudes like izzy haha.
He's protected. He was given a bunch of bad fighters he could beat up and pad up his resume. He gets a fight with Yan is awarded a questionable win, no rematch for Yan while O'Malley is getting a title shot. He beat Aljo nobody can take that from him. But now look at his 1st defense it's against Vera, Vera has already been exposed by Cory, the guy isn't on that level as a striker and is a safe opponent for O'Malley. If Vera puts up a good fight I'll gladly say i was wrong but as far as I can tell he won't.
5:18 TJ bro 😂😂😂
Funny how u critique Sean for fighting chito but hype up Ilia fighting volk. If you think he shouldn’t fight chito who beat sean how would ilia make sense fighting volk went from 9 to a title foght
He died his hair and got face tattoos that’s what
Very smart dude
I'll never hate on O'Malley simply because he ended Aljo's so called "Title Reign".
Bruh 3 ads in 5 min calm down bud
if sandhangen doesn't get the fight in 24 then somethings up.
I'm not going to lie I was a hater for awhile but he's proven me wrong time and time again, so props to him.
All the O’Malley glazers have shown themselves 💀
Personalities is more valued than skill in boxing and mma. Not saying its right its just that way
That’s why Sean is suprising because he has the personality of a wet towel
Nope, you're very wrong. Personality is for Hollywood and fighting requires skill so just pipe down
@@dwanedexter7685 aw does the big baby not understand marketing
He has brought no new fans to the ufc, he’s fun to watch don’t get me wrong, great fighter but he’s not a superstar, no casuals are tuning in to watch him
The narrative around his fan base just a year ago was that his fanbase consists of only casuals...
Chito has so much more swag
he a good dude tbh
He makes 500k guaranteed??? holy fuck dude
The aljo knockout seemed sus from th3 close up
It’s like watching Forrest Griffin do a Connor McGregor impression. Hes one of those dudes who thinks financial and professional success is synonymous with emotional and intellectual maturity. Hes just a corny 20 something with growing up to do, how many of us dudes were the same way and didn’t have any belts or money or notoriety?
Do you have an Instagram for this channel man?!?
Only here for now
Sean do deal with anxiety problems so I give him a benefit of a doubt
Pls tell me the TJ comment was real lol
Upon starling title bout numbers, it seems like his followings demographic isn’t capable or willing to pay!
And STILL...Suga is Champ...he will become P4P #1 in the next 2 years... ⌚
I still say they should’ve stopped the fight when his perennial nerve went limp on him before chito threw all those elbows
He is tough. And is also kinda funny.
People... if ur liking this mans content, SUBSCRIBE ALSO! Its a shame this mans subscriber count is so low
Is he really that big though? PPV numbers weren't very good last time out...
hes been given a lot of tune up fights
Love him or hate him, Sean's a smart kid.
Yeah chito raised him right
he has a lot of fans but the demographic that he pulls don’t hug ppvs
O'Malley isn't the only fighter to duck competition
According to Chael most fighters do that
Look at Jones vs Francis
Or Stripe v. Apinal
O'Malley is just open about it
To be fair Henry just failed lost his last fight which was for the belt, Cory is hurt, Merab kind of missed his opportunity to get the shot and Yan just lost to Sean. That being said Chito is the logical next contender.
He is a good fighter... but he started promoting himself early and proved marketable.. created a gimmick (sugar show) and turned himself into a neon billboard (hair dye and tattoos)
Say what you want he beat the champ for the belt lol 😂 hate all you want he’s a bad ass
LAME excuses. Bad Character
wonder if youll give sean his props after saturday or just keep being a gatekeeping hater
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