“I’m Michael Jordan in the 4th and There’s Two Minutes Left” – UFC Star Sean O’Malley on Why He Looks at the Clock After Daniel Cormier’s Criticism

UFC star Sean O’Malley was looking at the clock during his UFC 269 bout against Raulian Paiva. Looking at him, Cormier hinted that ‘Suga’ might have been tired during the round. As DC’s comments didn’t sit well with the bantamweight star, ‘Suga’ called out the former dual weight champion in the post-fight conference. However, he cleared the air and clarified ‘DC’s misconception about him.

On the DC & RC show, the Montana native said, “I’m Michael Jordan in the 4th and there’s two minutes left. I got to know how much time there is, I gotta know how many points I gotta score, I gotta win the game. It’s always fourth quarter in the fight.”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s first round, second round, third round. I need to know how much time I have left. With the Raulian Paiva fight I hurt him with, I think less than a minute left. You know, I had a good idea of how much time was left in that round…” 

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“I’m very experienced. I’ve had a lot of fights. 15 minutes is a long time to fight and I want to make sure I have the energy to be able to last the entire 15 minutes,” O’Malley concluded. 

Who is Sean O’Malley fighting next?

‘Suga’ is a product of Dana White’s Contender Series. He has had an amazing run with only one loss in the octagon. O’Malley went undefeated in 2021 and rose to #13 in the bantamweight division.

In his quest to enter the top-10 of the roster and move closer to a title fight, he will take on the number ten ranked fighter, Pedro Munhoz, at UFC 276 on July 2.

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