Days After Ripping Through ‘Next Conor McGregor’ Ian Garry’s Team, Sean O’Malley Exposes the Ugly Truth Behind MMA Managers

It’s been over a week since Sean O’Malley became the bantamweight champion. But he has started issuing callouts. However, this time, he isn’t taking aim at any fighter. Rather, he’s calling out MMA management. O’Malley recently expressed his disdain for a certain tactic that managers continue using to rip off their fighters.

Sean O’Malley holds the belief that he has witnessed an excessive number of MMA managers exploiting their fighters. Consequently, he intends to undertake significant measures to tackle this issue. This drove him to issue yet another statement about certain managers in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Sean O’Malley called out “POS” managers

‘Suga’ previously mentioned the malpractices of MMA managers many times. To address those problems, he had mentioned having something in the works. But now, he’s come out with some facts about certain managers who aim to rip off their fighters who put their lives on the line every time they step inside the Octagon. Sean O’Malley claims that there are managers to tend to take 20 percent of a fighter’s purse and even from bonuses.

“There are managers that take 20% of fighters purses AND 20% of their bonuses,” said O’Malley. Not only that, the bantamweight champion also shared some unsavory words for those managers as well. He added, “If you do this to the fighters you are a POS.”
However, this isn’t the only problem he’s had with managers. He recently took aim at Irish star Ian Garry‘s manager as well.

‘Suga’ ripped into Ian Garry’s manager

Ian Machado Garry was initially supposed to fight Geoff Neal at UFC 292. However, the latter had to pull out of the fight due to an injury. This prompted Garry’s manager, Lloyd Pierson, to claim that Neal withdrew because his “p***y hurts.” This did not sit well with some of the fighters on the UFC roster, and Sean O’Malley was vocal about his disdain for the comment.

‘Suga’ stated that it was unusual to hear a manager make such comments about a fighter. He also hoped nothing was too serious regarding Neal’s pullout because he understands how barbaric MMA can be. “Weird for a manager to say that about [Geoff Neal]. Hope it’s nothing serious, MMA is a brutal sport,” said the bantamweight champion.

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It seems like Sean O’Malley isn’t hesitating to vocalize about the problems that fighters face when it comes to fighters’ rights. The issue of remuneration and treatment of fighters appears to be at the forefront of public discourse. Furthermore, O’Malley has recently voiced his concerns regarding the unjust treatment prevalent in the industry. It remains to be seen whether his tenure as champion will yield any significant reforms.

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