Sean O'Malley gives tongue-in-cheek reaction to Merab Dvalishvili stealing his jacket
UFC star Sean O'Malley's jacket was quite the talking point at UFC 288 on May 6. But 'Sugar' was not the only one who wore it at the event. At one point, bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili stole the 28-year-old's jacket and wore it in the octagon.
Reacting to Dvalishvili's actions, O'Malley uploaded a tweet saying he mistook 'The Machine' for a coat boy and, thus, handed him his jacket.
"I gave my jacked to that guy I thought It was my coat boy"
I gave my jacked to that guy I thought It was my coat boy 🤣 twitter.com/ufc/status/165…
The incident took place when after successfully defending his title against Henry Cejudo, Aljamain Sterling called out O'Malley for a fight. As a result, 'Sugar' was brought into the octagon for a face-off. Things got heated as the two traded insults. During this time, O'Malley had taken off his jacket, which Dvalishvili grabbed and hilariously tried on himself.
Merab on top of the cage in O'Malley's jacket.
#UFC288
https://t.co/thPSj4i6ZS
As the security separated 'Funk Master' and Sean O'Malley, 'Sugar' noticed Dvalishvili wearing his jacket following which the two got into a heated argument.
Watch Merab @MerabDvalishvil put on Sean O’Malley’s jacket #UFC288 https://t.co/i4LUayAcBv
Dvalishvili's actions humored many UFC fighters, who took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the incident.
UFC middleweight Derek Brunson praised 'The Machine' for his quickness and called him "Houdini."
"Merab “Houdini” Dvalishvili too quick. his man had O'Malley’s jacket on in 5 seconds."
Merab “Houdini” Dvalishvili too quick 😂😂😂 . This man had O'Malley’s jacket on in 5 seconds 😭 #UFC288 https://t.co/aW8ZdNhI1E
Chase Hooper wished for Dvalishvili to keep the jacket post the UFC 288 altercation.
I hope Merab gets to keep the jacket lmao #ufc288
Sterling and Cejudo engaged in a razor-close fight that lasted the alloted five rounds and ended with a split-decision victory for 'Funk Master'.
Later, the face-off between the champion and O'Malley indicated that 'Sugar' would likely be next in line for a title shot against Sterling.
Sean O'Malley jacket: How did the MMA world react to 'Sugar's' apparel choice?
Suga Sean with a strong fit at #UFC288 👌 https://t.co/wHS9fgwaQj
Sean O'Malley's dressing choice for UFC 288 caught the attention of many MMA fans on the internet. O'Malley's red jacket bore a resemblance to Michael Jackson's jacket from the iconic song 'Thriller'.
One individual praised the 28-year-old for his fashion choice for the event:
"I just remembered that O’Malley was rocking the Michael Jackson Thriller Jacket tonight. Legendary stuff"
Earlier I said Beat it and I was wrong. I just remembered that O’Malley was rocking the Michael Jackson Thriller Jacket tonight. Legendary stuff https://t.co/yMGDy9zRmp
But there were many others who poked fun at 'Sugar' for wearing the jacket. Some of those tweets can be seen below:
@SugaSeanMMA Virtually identical https://t.co/nfEMulCtjw
@ufc @SugaSeanMMA this looks like it was AI generated
@ufc @SugaSeanMMA *cringe initiated
@ufc @SugaSeanMMA That shit weak… and still I’m too broke for it😌😌
@ufc @SugaSeanMMA Looks like an Homeless man with a jacket