Ryan Garcia Health: Sean O’Malley Shows Concerns About Boxing Star’s Mental Issues as He Opens Up on Potential Fight

Sean O’Malley doesn’t think an MMA fight between him and boxer, Ryan Garcia is possible.  The two men have been involved in a back-and-forth involving a potential clash inside the UFC. Garcia had previously posted on social media, “I’d fight Sean O’Malley in the UFC that’s it…” However, ahead of his upcoming bout against Devin Haney on April 20, the fans have been concerned with Garcia’s posts on social media and his mental health.

And so, the UFC bantamweight champion, O’Malley, recently gave his honest thoughts on the proposed clash between the pair. In his statement, he also highlighted the possibility of him pursuing a bigger name in boxing than Ryan Garcia in the future!

Sean O’Malley shuts down the idea of an MMA fight between him and Ryan Garcia

In a recent video on X, Ryan Garcia made a revelation about being “taken advantage of”, and the cryptic video had drawn concerns about the boxer’s mental health in the combat sports community.

As such, during his recent appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Sean O’Malley was asked to state his thoughts about the situation between him and Garcia, in light of Garcia’s behavior on social media. ‘Sugar’ stated, “Again, I just think that mentally, that kid is not where he needs to be. We’ll see how he looks against Devin Haney and kinda go from there.”

He also confessed that “I feel like a MMA fight is just so unrealistic, there’s 0 percent chance he’d ever even make it to that fight. I mean, it would take him one MMA session, one wrestling day, one jiu jitsu with anybody that knows anything for him to realize, ‘Okay, nevermind, this is a bad idea.’

The UFC bantamweight champion hinted that a boxing match might be the only option but doubted Garcia’s ability to handle the pressure of the build-up. He ended by stating, “Floyd’s still running around the boxing room so, I keep going out there and doing what I’m doing, I might skip Ryan, I might skip Gervonta and go straight to the big dawg.”

In conclusion, the prospects of an MMA showdown between Sean O’Malley and boxer Ryan Garcia seem bleak, with O’Malley expressing doubts about Garcia’s mental state and readiness for such a challenge. As Garcia’s situation unfolds, O’Malley remains focused on his own trajectory in combat sports, eyeing the path to greatness beyond any potential clash with Garcia.

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And with his recent performance at UFC 299 drawing high praise from the UFC head honcho, O’Malley has hit the next level of stardom! 

Dana White was left stunned by O’Malley’s performance at UFC 299

UFC CEO Dana White has been singing Sean O’Malley’s praises! O’Malley dominated his opponent, Marlon “Chito” Vera over the course of 5 rounds at UFC 299, landing significantly more strikes and defending his bantamweight title against the challenger.

With his win, he has also redeemed his prior loss against Vera which occurred in 2020 at UFC 252. As such, speaking during the post-fight press conference, White stated, “He’s the biggest star ever in bantamweight history. We can say that right now.”

The performance also gained ‘Sugar’ his 9th fight bonus in his last 12 UFC fights and he made his first title defense a night to be remembered by the fans. As O’Malley continues to rise, his star power shows no signs of dimming, making him a key figure in the future of UFC!

Do you think Sean O’Malley and Ryan Garcia will end up having a boxing match or an MMA fight? And what did you think of ‘Sugar’s performance at UFC 299? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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