Sean O'Malley Dares Aljamain Sterling To Underestimate Him: "Don't Train"

The "Sugar" show wants Aljo to take him lightly.

Fernando Quiles Jr. | Jun 29, 2023

Sean O'Malley Dares Aljamain Sterling To Underestimate Him: "Don't Train" /

Sean O'Malley believes Aljamain Sterling continues to underestimate him.

O'Malley will be challenging for the UFC Bantamweight Championship in the main event of UFC 292. The "Sugar" show and Sterling will collide inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on August 19. It'll be O'Malley's first crack at UFC gold.

Sterling will attempt to extend his current UFC record. Sterling broke the record for the most consecutive successful bantamweight title defenses in UFC history at three after defeating Henry Cejudo back in May.

UFC bantamweight Sean O'Malley celebrates a big win inside the Octagon. — (via Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)

During an episode of the "TimboSugarShow," O'Malley discussed a recent video on Sterling's YouTube channel. In the clip, the Serra-Longo Fight Team member was seen getting some work in at Xtreme Couture with the likes of Julian Erosa and Patchy Mix.

After watching the clip, O'Malley and his team are convinced that the "Funk Master" is overlooking his next title challenger. It led O'Malley to dare Sterling to not take this fight seriously.

"Don't train, might as well not," O'Malley said. "You're world champ. You beat everyone. Take me down, take my back, get me out of there round one. You're good, g. Don't waste this f****** time when you could be celebrating. You might as well chill, eat some cake."

O'Malley's coach, Tim Welch, chimed in saying that Erosa and Mix are both far different from O'Malley in terms of fighting styles. Welch expressed confidence in things going O'Malley's way on fight night.

Sean O'Malley's hands-up stance is interesting 😂

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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 28, 2023

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Published Jun 29, 2023

FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.