We are just a week away from witnessing Sean O’Malley defend his 135 lbs title once again and this time the opponent is none other than wrestling-heavy Merab Dvalishvili. Well, ahead of their scheduled bout, the MMA community witnessed a pretty heart-warming daddy-daughter moment between O’Malley and his daughter Elena O’Malley. ‘ESPN’ gave us a snippet of the adorable relationship, however, a UFC star appeared to have ruined it.

With ͏a r͏ec͏o͏r͏d o͏f 18 victories and o͏nly 1 d͏e͏feat, Sean ͏O’͏Malley is at ͏th͏e͏ pi͏nnacl͏e of h͏is career. ͏The͏ b͏a͏nt͏amweight ͏star always͏͏ a͏spir͏ed to be a ͏champio͏n, and ͏af͏ter secu͏rin͏g the 135 l͏͏bs tit͏le, ͏’S͏uga’ now͏ ͏ha͏s another͏ end͏earin͏g mo͏͏t͏ivation͏ to ͏f͏i͏ght: ͏ensuring his daug͏hter is always͏ sm͏i͏ling.͏ ͏But what really forced a ͏UFC star to rattle it? Keep reading to find out.

UFC Star disrupts Sean O’Malley’s heartwarming moment with his daughter

Sean O’Malley’͏s ͏life ͏bec͏a͏me complete͏ wh͏e͏n he ͏͏welc͏omed his daughter͏, E͏l͏ena͏ in 202͏0.͏ The fig͏hter ha͏s always b͏een a͏͏ famil͏y m͏an ͏͏who ͏enj͏oys͏ ͏raising his c͏h͏ild and sup͏po͏rting ͏them. In͏ a conversati͏on with ESPN, O’M͏͏al͏ley emphasi͏zed that he ͏alw͏ays want͏e͏d ͏k͏i͏ds ͏and ev͏͏en͏ ͏ended his relati͏onship w͏ith his fo͏rm͏er girlfr͏ien͏d beca͏use ͏of͏ th͏is. “I have always known I wanted kids; like, it was in middle school. I broke up with a girl because she didn’t even want to have kids,” said O’Malley.

He further added, “And I was like, ‘I want kids’. She is fun to hang out with and loves jumping on the trampoline. She is getting ready for a brother or sister, eventually. We would like to move in that direction, yeah, but the coolest thing about what I get to do is that I don’t have a full-time job, so I can be home as much as possible. I can be with Elena more.”

The video was a heartwarming treat for fans, but it seems that some people might not want to see it. Why? Well, that’s because of the fact that former UFC fighter, Al Iaquinta’s comments on the daddy-daughter moment have ruined the vibe. The former fighter took to his Instagram handle to add a few comments on the post. He wrote, “Imagine being a young chick watching interviews with your dad talking about nonsense. SMH”

That’s not all, he also supported Merab Dvalishvili for his clash against O’Malley as he wrote, “Merab the legend.” Why did Iaquinta have problems with O’Malley? Let us find out.

The time when O’Malley crossed the limits

Sean O’Malley has always asserted that he is in an open relationship with his wife Danny Gonzalvez. So what does it mean? Well, it means that you are allowed to seek partners. However, it must be noted that O’Malley never actually allowed Gonzalez to have extra partners. One of his conversations ‘Raw Talk’ podcasts got him a tremendous amount of backlash as he said that he has the right to cheat because he pays for everything.

“I’m a king. I pay for everything. I treat Danny like a queen. If I get a little p**s on the side, what does that have to do with anything? I have testosterone running through my veins – it’s that f*****g simple. I wouldn’t say that if I was in the opposite position if I wasn’t paying for everything, if I wasn’t successful,” said O’Malley.

It was such a huge statement that the former light-heavyweight champ, Vitor Belfort, had to come forward to raise the issue. The former champ took to his x handle to state his sadness. “Reading this deeply saddened me. It’s disheartening to see that many professional athletes end up with multiple ex-wives due to such behaviors. You serve as a negative role model for this generation. I genuinely hope that one day you reflect upon and change this terrible behavior. While you may be a great fighter, your actions as a father and husband are deplorable.”

This is the reason why Iaquinta appears to have a problem with Sean O’Malley’s daddy-daughter moment. Regardless, what’s your take on the hubbub? State your thoughts in the comments below.