Sean O'Malley's coach explains how he has trained for opponent like Aljamain Sterling throughout career
Sean O'Malley is set to challenge for Aljamain Sterling's bantamweight championship at UFC 292.
UFC president Dana White announced recently that the two will meet in Boston for their much anticipated fight. After Sterling's last title defense against Henry Cejudo earlier this month, 'Sugar' and 'Funk Master' had a tense in-cage face off.
Sean O'Malley's coach Tim Welch recently spoke to ESPN MMA's Brett Okamoto in an interview and detailed their approach to the title fight. He pointed out that his student has been training for pressure-heavy fighters throughout his career and that if anybody can beat Sterling, it's O'Malley:
“Like I said, if anybody is going do it, 'Sugar' is gonna be able to do it. His whole career, the gameplay against Sean has been to pressure him and get him on the fence and take him down. His whole career has been that way. In training, we find the best guys we can to try to pressure him, to try to put him on the cage, to try to take him down. And Sean, every time he steps in to the cage, he is game. He is in there to win so if anyone can do it, 'Sugar' can do it.”
Welch also stated that both fighters have distinct yet similar fighting styles which will make for an entertaining main event at UFC 292 in August:
“Aljo has not fought anyone like Sean. Anyone who is near as fast as him, who has KO power in every limb and it’s funky, similar to Aljo. Aljo’s never fought no one like 'Sugar' and we’ve never fought no one like Aljo so we’re going to find out what happens.”
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Brendan Schaub hails Sean O'Malley as the successor to Conor McGregor
Former UFC fighter and comedian Brendan Schaub reviewed the newly released Conor McGregor documentary on Netflix, McGregor Forever.
After reminiscing over McGregor's incredible rise in the sport, Schaub stated that he missed the Irishman's prime. 'The Notorious' was a polarizing figure inside the world of mixed martial arts and the numbers he generated have cemented him as the biggest draw in the sport.
Finally watched the @TheNotoriousMMA doc on @netflix so damn good. Looking back at it now that was the greatest time in combat history. Not just one fight the entire ride. Unfortunately, I don’t think we ever experience that again. Aldo rivalry, Khabib, Diaz, and the historic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sean O'Malley replied to Schaub's review, promising to deliver similar excitement in his career:
@BrendanSchaub @TheNotoriousMMA @netflix Sit back and enjoy.
Schaub replied, saying that O'Malley could indeed emerge as the next superstar in the sport:
"Facts. You might be the next chosen one"
@SugaSeanMMA @TheNotoriousMMA @netflix Facts. You might be the next chosen one