“He Reminds Me a Lot of McGregor” – Admitting His Wrong Pick, Jon Jones Is Now Hooked On to Sean O’Malley After Insane KO Win Over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292

Sean O’Malley raised a lot of eyebrows after his win at UFC 292. He captured the bantamweight title in his first-ever title fight in the promotion, and that has garnered him a lot of fans. Moreover, it seems like heavyweight champion Jon Jones has also become a fan of ‘Suga’ as he showered him with words of praise in a recent interview.

Jon Jones is gearing up for his upcoming title fight against veteran Stipe Miocic later this year. Meanwhile, he made an appearance in an interview on the ‘OverDogs Podcast’, where ‘Bones’ mentioned that he has taken a liking to Sean O’Malley. Let’s see what he had to say about the new bantamweight kingpin.

Jon Jones is “excited” for Sean O’Malley

While being asked about whom ‘Bones’ believes is one of the biggest upcoming stars in the UFC, the heavyweight champion mentioned Sean O’Malley. Just like most people in the MMA community, he is siding with ‘Suga.’ Jon Jones said, “Honestly, I may be a little cliche, but I’m with the majority of the community. I am most excited about O’Malley.”

Jon Jones also stated that O’Malley reminded him a lot of Conor McGregor. This is primarily because he has the look of a UFC star and also due to the 28-year-old’s authentic personality. “I think he has the look. He reminds me a lot of McGregor. You know, he’s really raw and authentic,” said ‘Bones’.

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Not only that, the story of ‘Suga’s rise to stardom from being broke is also something that Jones feels people resonate with. He added, “He has that kind of rags-to-riches story that everyone appreciates, especially in this country.” Moreover, the heavyweight champion admitted having predicted a different scenario at UFC 292.

Jones had his money on Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292

While talking about O’Malley’s rise to stardom, Jon Jones admitted to having taken a liking to the Montana native. He believes that O’Malley, 28, still has a lot to learn in the fight game and can make more jumps to the upper echelon of UFC superstars. “I like him a lot. I really want to see how far he can take it. He’s young enough still to really make those leaps and bounds in his game to be around for a long time,” said Jon Jones.

‘Bones’ also mentioned how surprised he was when Sean O’Malley quickly dispatched Aljamain Sterling. He always believes that wrestlers have an upper hand in fights against strikers, and that’s where he predicted ‘Funk Master’ to retain his title. However, that wasn’t the case. Jon Jones now believes that Sean O’Malley has all the tools. “To beat Aljamain like that, I always put my money on the wrestler, and O’Malley, he’s looking like the total package,” said the 36-year-old. He also assured the fans that he would tune in to watch ‘Suga’s fight for the next few years. Jones added, “I am going to be tuning on to his PPVs for the next few years.”

It seems like Sean O’Malley’s UFC 292 performance has garnered him a lot of respect, not only among fans but among his fellow UFC fighters, too. He is now one of the biggest superstars and aims to surpass Conor McGregor to become the biggest UFC star the promotion has ever seen. We will have to wait and see what’s in store for ‘Suga’ in the future.

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