BISPING interviews SUGAR SEAN O’MALLEY | “The CHITO VERA REMATCH excites me!”

Summary: BISPING interviews SUGAR SEAN O’MALLEY | “The CHITO VERA REMATCH excites me!”

In a recent interview with Michael Bisping, Sugar Sean O’Malley discussed his thoughts on his upcoming rematch with Chito Vera and his future plans in the bantamweight division. O’Malley expressed his lack of interest in a fight with Henry Cejudo and his desire to face other top contenders. He also mentioned the possibility of venturing into boxing and potentially fighting Floyd Mayweather or Gervonta Davis. O’Malley reflected on the joy of winning the belt and the support he received from his close circle. He addressed the haters and how their negativity fueled his motivation to succeed. Overall, O’Malley is excited about his future in the sport and looks forward to the challenges ahead.

Lack of Interest in Henry Cejudo

O’Malley made it clear that he has no interest in fighting Henry Cejudo. He believes that Ce ito is yesterday’s news and that there is not much interest in that fight. O’Malley mentioned that a poll showed people were more interested in seeing him fight other opponents, such as Barab. He stated that for Chito to keep asking for that fight makes him look dumb. O’Malley believes that unless Cejudo goes out and does something to make a name for himself, he is not on O’Malley’s radar.

Future Plans and Goals

O’Malley has a couple of fights planned out for his future. While he doesn’t want to plan too far ahead, he believes it’s important to have a path and some goals. He mentioned that he wants to knock out Chito and then call out Gervonta Davis. O’Malley acknowledged that some people may find that fight silly, but he believes that beating Chito will elevate his stardom and make the fight with Gervonta more appealing. He also mentioned that if Gervonta gets a fight and becomes a bigger star, that’s a fight he definitely wants to be a part of.

Venturing into Boxing

O’Malley expressed his love for boxing and mentioned that he had a pro boxing fight before Conor McGregor even fought Floyd Mayweather. He stated that he is very capable of boxing and it’s one of his favorite combat sports. O’Malley mentioned the possibility of fighting Floyd Mayweather or Gervonta Davis in boxing matches. He believes that boxing is a standout skill for him and that he has the power to succeed in the sport.

The Joy of Winning the Belt

O’Malley talked about the joy he felt when he won the belt. He mentioned that it was the highlight of his life and that seeing the expressions of his close circle, including his girlfriend and family, made it even more special. O’Malley finds it rewarding to inspire people, both those who need help getting started and those who are already successful. He mentioned the reaction videos he has seen from random fans on YouTube and how their excitement and support bring him joy. O’Malley also mentioned that winning the belt and getting an emphatic knockout like he did against Aljamain Sterling was the icing on the cake. He believes that winning by knockout is incomparable to a close decision and it solidifies his skills as a striker.

Addressing the Haters

O’Malley reflected on the haters and how their negativity has changed over the years. He mentioned that he used to have more haters in the past, but now he doesn’t feel like he has too many. He acknowledged that there were people who doubted him and thought he was just trying to copy Conor McGregor, but he proved them wrong with his performances in the Octagon. O’Malley mentioned that he doesn’t hold any resentment towards those who doubted him and that their skepticism fuels him to be better.

Confidence and Belief

O’Malley discussed the importance of confidence and belief in oneself. He mentioned that he has always been confident in his abilities and even declared on the contender series that he would be a superstar. He acknowledged that confident people often receive hate because others lack confidence themselves. O’Malley believes that his confidence and belief in himself have played a significant role in his success.

Rematch with Chito Vera

O’Malley expressed his excitement about his upcoming rematch with Chito Vera. He acknowledged that Chito is tough, skilled, and durable, but he believes that he will piece him up and finish him. O’Malley mentioned that if it wasn’t for the lucky kick that landed in their first fight, this rematch wouldn’t be happening. He is grateful for how his career has played out and is looking forward to the massive rematch with Chito.

Future in the Sport

O’Malley is aware that he has a long career ahead of him at just 28 years old. He mentioned that he is proud of his achievements and is excited about what the future holds. He reflected on how winning the belt at this stage of his career is just the beginning and that he has a lot more to accomplish. O’Malley mentioned that he wants to have massive fights and be a superstar in the sport. He acknowledged that there will always be new, young fighters who come in with confidence and big dreams, but he believes that if you firmly believe in yourself and do the work, there’s nothing wrong with aiming high.

In conclusion, Sugar Sean O’Malley is excited about his future in the bantamweight division. He has no interest in fighting Henry Cejudo and wants to face other top contenders. O’Malley is open to venturing into boxing and potentially fighting Floyd Mayweather or Gervonta Davis. He finds joy in inspiring others and winning the belt was a highlight of his life. O’Malley addresses the haters and uses their negativity as motivation to succeed. He is confident in his abilities and looks forward to his rematch with Chito Vera. With a long career ahead of him, O’Malley is ready to take on the challenges and continue making a name for himself in the sport.

Video Transcription

I’m having a bit of a hair day

you’re always having a hard day you’re

looking good man you’re looking good oh

yeah this is a champion

nowadays that that’s what I was gonna

say the champ can do whatever he wants

and it looks cool man congratulations

Sean congratulations I mean what else to

say just just spectacular I appreciate

it thank you bizbing yeah it’s been uh

it’s been a hell of a few weeks

oh I bet it has what is the celebrations

been like I mean

the UFC I do touring around yet

um a little bit right after the fight we

didn’t party we gave it uh just because

the fight got over so late in Boston

um and there was really nothing to do so

we didn’t do anything that night didn’t

do anything that week and then we had a

proper celebration with the boys that

weekend in Scottsdale

um and then uh I was just in Vegas

Thursday Friday Saturday accidentally

went out every night and uh had a hell

of a time as you do and rightly so but

this is where his life’s going to get

interested for you now I mean you’ve

always been massively popular and we’ll

get to what’s next and all the rest of

it but you know I mean we just had

Brendan Allen on the podcast a minute

ago and he was talking about you know

self-affirmation self-confidence working

with sports psychologists and all the

rest of it you’re a guy that’s always

shown that mental strength right from

day one right you’ve always believed in

yourself but of course behind the scenes

working your ass off you know but you

you’ve it’s a it’s it’s kind of a

cliched turn these days manifested this

reality would you agree with that or

yeah what do you think yeah I definitely

about

I I think manifest yeah it is kind of a

Cheesy word or whatever but it is

literally like how my life I mean what’s

played out so far is literally what I

seen as a 16 17 year old kid

wanting to

you know be great want to do big things

and that’s just you know I’ve seen it

all in my head play out before it all

happened so now that it’s all here you

know it feels amazing but it’s just like

I I feel like I truly knew this was all

going to happen I had it at such a deep

belief that it was all going to happen

and I do think that played a huge role

you know in it happening obviously

having that that deep belief without

working hard doesn’t really equal that

so you know I’ve obviously put in the

work and uh but yeah I think there’s a

huge part that manifesting plays in in

all of it

and and when you were saying when you

were younger you wanted to always wanted

to be someone you know be someone famous

or whatever was it always in the fight

game or was there something else you

were thinking about

no the first dream I had was being in

the NFL that was like the first dream I

had in the first goal you know in fifth

sixth seventh grade eighth grade and

then you know he got into high school

and you realized all right I’m still

pretty small that ain’t realistic

I was waiting for my waiting to hit six

six never quite happening to those

growth Spirits yeah it never happened

which worked out good because I’d rather

fight these little 35ers and be a big

bastard and fight those big guys so

um yeah my first Dream First goals would

be in the NFL realized that was gonna

happen I was like man I didn’t and at

this time I was I didn’t I’ve never even

heard of fighting like I never watched

kickboxing never watched him I watched

UFC went and tried kickboxing I was 16 I

was like

this could be it I was naturally just

athletic and pretty much had a very

similar style as I do now I just you

know I’m mastering it and getting better

at the style that I had when I was 16 a

young buck and just getting more tools

and and tightening up everything that I

had then

well and as we know or as they say and

the rest is history because the sugar

Shawn era is here I mean right listen

I’ll domain Sterling that was a tough

fight on paper I mean it wasn’t for you

on the night you breezed it you made it

look easy and what a spectacular

knockout but when you look at algeme

you know the resume before last Saturday

or whenever it was two weeks ago the

greatest bantamount we’ve seen right

going on a crazy run stopping people uh

the competition that he’s beaten on

paper it looked like a really really

tough fight but you walked in there cool

as a cucumber and you made him and I

said I like algerman so I’m going to

choose my words carefully you made him

look kind of average and then that that

knockout shot that right hand that you

landed I mean just talk me through that

moment how it felt and yeah just just

yeah just just tell everyone how that

feels

yeah going into all my fights I know I’m

capable of making whoever I fight look

bad whether they’re really good or not

I’m capable of making people look bad

and I think that comes from

my speed I’ve always I always attribute

my speed to my success I’ve

algeman Sterling was not expecting me to

be as fast as I was he literally and it

drives me crazy when people are like why

did he wrestle why did he try to wrestle

I’m standing about 42 feet away from you

and still being able to hit you and

these guys can’t can’t get in on me it’s

not as easy as just trying to grab my

leg

um you know so people that were like why

do you try to wrestle more

he couldn’t that was a 100 percent of

his goal it was no secret with what our

game plans were I executed mine better

um and even when he did get me up

against the fence

I out wrestle them in a sense he was you

know he couldn’t take me down and I’ll

teach Henry whatever he wants to know

because he took Henry down four times

um there’s just levels to wrestling and

I’m above Henry statistically speaking

against algeman

you’re the gold medalist now

yeah I mean you got to go Bell but now

you

feel as well yeah he just it just that

little dude gets so fired up just the

fact that aljo couldn’t take me down I

know Henry watches it just gets so mad

but yeah the moment itself felt felt

like a movie a lot like a lot of the

ways my careers have played out like

even knocking out Alfred Snoop Dogg

going crazy that felt like a movie

um you know coming back after two year

layoff beating Jose Quinones that was a

powerful moment

um but yeah this one obviously with Dana

wrapping the belt around around my waist

and knocking out

algeman like it was I knocked out the

best dude in the division the best dude

that’s ever fought in that weight class

I put him to sleep in two rounds and uh

so there’s a I was very very confident

before this fight and my skills and my

abilities

but now it’s just like I need to be

humbled it’s getting out of hand Michael

Bisping no I’m just kidding

it’s never gonna change and don’t change

a goddamn thing I always say what a

great guy you are you’re very very

confident but rather goddamn self do you

know what was so impressive Sean because

yeah Al Jermaine we know about the

wrestling threat and he did out wrestle

sahudo and that’s why I thought you know

stylistically on paper this is going to

be really tough for you because and I’m

I speak about this all the time on

commentary but when you know someone’s

just trying to wrestle it causes one

your yourself to clam up and not let go

because as soon as I throw they’re gonna

shoot underneath me you know and that

that always riddled me with anxiety you

know what I mean but you didn’t feel

that at all

no I I knew and I remember I think it

was with John annik when you have the

fighter meetings before the fight not

interviews not on camera he said like

like what’s your game plan kind of going

into this fight what’s your plan I said

the first round will probably be boring

I’m going to frustrate him and he will

make a mistake first and that’s pretty

much what happened even though I did

make a mistake when I fell on my butt I

threw a teep just came off my came off

my foot a little I’m so fast that that

happens you know when a car spins out at

first that’s kind of what I threw a kick

fell he got me into up against the fence

I hit a beautiful you know little escape

and then uh he lunged and made the made

the mistake first and

but yeah I I knew going into the the

fight like if there’s a possibility it

could be I’m not gonna just go in there

and recklessly engage and try to knock

him out I’m gonna wait for my shot I’m

gonna pick my shot I’m gonna make that

that shot count and uh you know I didn’t

hit him too much but I hit him

enough to to change the fight well that

right hand I mean that was pretty

powerful if you ask me I mean it face

planted him right pretty much

face planted them this documentary crew

has been following me around even before

the fight it’s going to be a [ __ ]

crazy documentary I think it’s more so

with like Dana and Hunter and business

side of things but they’re following

around a few Fighters and I was one of

the fighters before the fight

um you know during fight week and then

after the fight a little bit but you

know that they showed me a slow-mo

upfront footage of me hammer fisting him

when he was on the ground and like you

could see him like go out and like come

back

um so I I don’t think anyone will ever

argue the stoppage again once this

footage comes out I know he’s saying he

was fine and stuff but he wasn’t saying

it that night you know he wasn’t really

arguing about it right after the fight I

think once a couple weeks go by it’s

easier to say like well I would but I

mean in reality it’s like what was you

gonna you know I mean it wasn’t gonna

stop punching him and let him up and let

him recover

um so I think once that footage comes

out which will probably be until next

year no one will really argue that

but yeah the the whole documentary’s

gonna be crazy because they were

following me before the fight all fight

week it’s gonna be a really cool uh

footage yeah listen he he never

contested the stop page and I don’t

think that’s a narrative that’s really

gaining any traction I mean you dropped

in fair and square you followed up with

about 15 vicious punches you know yeah

kudos to him for being a tough son of a

[ __ ] you know I mean he was still awake

he wasn’t unconscious but you know

listen he was getting the [ __ ] kicked

out of him let’s be honest

um you’ve always seemed to do

financially very very well have a look

at your bank balance but judging by the

fleet of cars that you own and the

lifestyle that you live now you’re the

champion of the goddamn world and you’re

a massive drawer Sean are you I gotta

say oh I gotta suspect you’re pretty

excited about the future

yeah I mean you’re not wrong about that

I I feel like and that’s what’s made

this transition from not being champ to

Champ

feel like nothing different really

because I was making a lot of money even

in the UFC but outside of the UFC before

being champ I’m pretty sure I had a

Lamborghini before I was even top 15 you

know that’s not her you know not a lot

of people could say that so uh yeah I I

still can’t say it how the [ __ ] are you

driving a Lamborghini bro I could buy

one if I wanted to of course of course

um but yeah no it’s it’s been good the

money you know everything pay-per-view

points next fight is is very exciting

and that has a lot of reason why I want

to fight Cheeto too it’s like you look

at you know if it’s just like all right

who’s the next guy in line by ranking

yeah it’s murab I’m the champ I want

this

let’s see what happens

um I had a meeting with Dana recently

and he said he’s going to announce

something very big in a few weeks and

I’ll leave it at that but I know what I

want and uh you know I want the biggest

fights and I want to make a lot of money

I want to do big pay-per-views and uh

so that’s that and that that kind of

carries on to what I want next

so you think cheetah is the biggest

fight I mean and obviously algerman’s

out there he said it needs to be me if

it’s not me then it’s going to be murab

I understand for you obviously cheetah

is the only guy and I know your contest

a lot and you said that you’re

undefeated but she does the only guy

he’s got the best storyline for a fight

but we’ll get to that in a minute I saw

this video today and I was laughing my

ass off cue the tape brother cue the

tape yeah

and you’re commentated did you really

not know that this was mirab

no I I knew it was marab I guess I just

didn’t I just assumed maybe when I was

making the video I don’t know why I

didn’t say that was marab in the video I

just I just I was like what the [ __ ]

this dude I do in rap but I’m like it

was just so funny he handed this guy’s

phone it wasn’t even someone he’s with I

feel like he’s asked someone hey will

you hold this and then he [ __ ] took

off his shirt and started Shadow Boxing

out in the rain I’m like this guy’s a

[ __ ] dork I like mirabdo I think he’s

a he’s a funny little dude he is a funny

little dude have you seen that video as

well

um by the way I’m not trying to [ __ ]

hate him around because he is a very

likable guy uh I think he’s like jumps

into like some snow or some ice and he

Dives in head first and the [ __ ] ice

is frozen or something and cuts all his

face yeah that it just shows his level

of intelligence um but again I like her

app I just you don’t jump into ice

thinking it’s water but some hey if

you’ve never seen ice before maybe you

don’t know the difference between solid

water and regular water I don’t know oh

God here it is well done Brian

holy

holy his head’s also he’s [ __ ] cut

open and stuff oh yeah that video was

funny yeah it makes it more funny that

he didn’t know

yes no it does it does but he’s a tough

little bastard but he came

so what do you think I mean obviously uh

in your mind so Cheeto that’s the one

you want that’s that’s the fight you’re

going after

yeah let’s make uh let’s make sure

everyone knows like I’m not going out to

Cheeto because he’s the biggest name

because he doesn’t carry much of a draw

and no offense like he’s he might be a

bigger name than like marab or Corey but

Corey probably if you want to look at

someone how to not

emulate your career or sell a fight or

anything like follow Corey he’ll do a

great job at that but as a Cheeto fight

only the only reason the cheetah fight’s

such a big deal is just because of that

controversial

fight um so that that’s that’s why that

fight’s big and uh you know Chael did a

poll yesterday it was 50 000 people and

and you know 52 or whatever it was you

know on a Cheeto it’s like we gotta have

the people what they want

yeah no I saw that and did so who don’t

come in dead last

he did it’s so pathetic like the dude’s

coming off a loss over a guy I just

knocked out

it’s just and then he asking his friends

hey what should I tweet that’ll try to

be funny it’s just it’s not looking good

for him if I had any advice for him I’d

say hey just get off social media you

might have more followers

I think when every time he tweets he

gets less followers it’s like a stat I

saw

is that a guy that you’re interested in

fire you know or do you think he’s had

his time and just you forget about him

and move on the division now is on fire

it’s the biggest Spotlight it’s ever had

obviously it’s got the the biggest star

and I’m not just saying that’s kiss your

ass because you are a big big deal Sean

and you’re going to bring a lot of

Spotlight to the bantamweight division

it’s like sohudo in your mind is he

yesterday’s news

he’s like three weeks ago news he’s just

I mean I have three weeks to be generous

he’s just yeah he’s just so he’s older

now he’s shorter he’s just it’s not

there’s not much interest in that fight

I mean you saw the poll he was dead last

like people want to see me fight barab

more than

um Henry it’s just it’s that’s

embarrassing so for Cheeto to

keep bagging for that fight I mean he

just looks dumb if he does want it you

know you go go out there maybe go out

there and beat RAB

um and that could be an option but yeah

I’ve got a I’ve got a couple of fights

planned out you know you don’t want to

plant too far ahead but also you want to

have a little path and some goals so I

got some goals

um and uh and Henry’s not really on that

unless he goes and does something makes

a name for himself

out there saying this and I I defended

the belt more times than anybody I

deserve a rematch

what are we saying Cheeto probably in

December at the T-Mobile Arena I mean I

don’t know if Conor McGregor is going to

be on that card but if he’s not they

need someone with your kind of star

power so I would assume that would be a

time where they’re going to highlight

say Cheeto out of there if that happens

then would you give aljo another shot

I ideally I go out there and I have to

knock out uh Cheeto I can’t go in a

decision I can’t submit him I can’t make

it I gotta go out there and knock out

Cheeto and then I’m gonna call out

jervante and I I know that fight sounds

silly to a lot of people but

I go out there and knock out Cheeto I

I double and stardom I am a massive star

but then again it’s like javonte’s still

not quite there so maybe he needs to go

I think he’s in jail though so I don’t

think anyone has told him that I want to

fight him yet

um but if they do you know if he gets a

fight maybe wins a fight and becomes a

bigger star that’s a fight I definitely

want to uh partake in

well that’s going down the Conor

McGregor route obviously he did that

with Mayweather made a [ __ ] ton of money

Davis is a big he’s a big name in boxing

as well do you think that is something

that is a reality I mean I’d love to see

it I think you do very very well the

boxings always stand out clearly you’ve

got power you’ve always shown that but

the way you knocked out aljo I mean only

only Echoes that sentiment but is that

have you have you even broached that

conversation with Dana or anybody

yeah I mean and Floyd’s not I and I I

hate to even bring that name but Floyd

is an option too it’s not just gervante

Floyd willing to go out there and fight

you know maybe exhibition the machi’s

Galore yeah I want to know I mean people

always talk like oh you’re trying to

copy Conor I had a I had a pro boxing

fight before Connor even fought Floyd I

[ __ ] love boxing I’ve that’s what I

started doing was boxing

um obviously I haven’t just focused on

boxing so I’m not as good as I would

have been if I’ve only boxed my whole

life

but I’m very capable of uh boxing it’s

my favorite you know if I yeah boxing’s

up there but

um what was the question sorry [ __ ] up

let’s just let’s just keep it on the

good stuff man I mean how good does it

feel right for all those people that are

close to you because for me when I won

the belt obviously it’s a personal thing

you know what I mean it’s great you’ve

achieved this incredible Milestone that

you forever can be proud of and you know

having the belt is someday it’ll never

go away but for those people that were

around me my wife my children my close

close teammates that close in a circle

that always supported me it was almost

for me just as much for for them do you

know what I mean because they’d support

me they knew I could do it you know I

mean I’m assuming it’s a similar kind of

thing for you just talk to me about that

kind of things please Sean yeah 100 I

mean even like

yeah brands in my streaming conditioning

coach after was like that literally was

probably the highlight of my life I

can’t tell me that Tim you know tearing

up a bit in the cage and and then Danny

my girl and my family and the Octagon

after just seeing their their

expressions like that yeah that makes it

that’s 100 the best part of it all

um that and then inspiring people

inspiring people that are you know need

help just to get going but also

inspiring people that are already

successful people that have already done

massive things they’ve already done big

things and inspiring them to to be like

damn I can be you know bigger I can be

better there’s more to do so I think

yeah seeing the the joy I brought to