'You're welcome!': UFC champ Sean O'Malley walks off podcast in just 40 seconds



UFC champion Sean O'Malley made a brief appearance on a podcast, but it took him less than a minute to close his laptop on the hosts.

O'Malley has an upcoming title defense at UFC 306 for Mexican Independence Day, where he will face Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight championship. The event is gearing up to be a one-of-a-kind experience taking place at the unique venue known as the Sphere in Las Vegas.

The champion accepted an invitation to appear on the podcast of former champions Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo, but it didn't last very long.

'How'd you let Aljo take you down so easy?'

Usman gave O'Malley a respectful introduction before the interview went off the rails:

"We have a special guest. The man that will be gracing us with his presence in the Octagon next weekend at the Sphere, a man that needs no introduction. The most colorful man right now in the octagon, one of the most dynamic [fighters and the current bantamweight champion of the world, 'Suga' Sean O'Malley."

O'Malley, sitting like he was plotting his attack, responded with a quick message.

"Boys, you guys know I'm a very, very busy man," O'Malley said on the "Pound 4 Pound" podcast. "I'll keep this short. I came here for two reasons: one to praise you, Kamaru, you're an absolute Legend, and two, Henry ... how'd you let Aljo take you down so easy?!" O'Malley added, before laughing maniacally.

"You're welcome!" the champion said before closing his laptop.

O'Malley was of course referring to Cejudo's May 2023 TKO loss to former champion Aljamain Sterling.


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The podcast clip has nearly one million views on the X platform alone, as fans have always enjoyed the antics of both O'Malley and Cejudo.

Cejudo made traditional news headlines in 2019 when he jokingly challenged then-female champion Valentina Shevchenko to a fight for the "intergender" title.

"Valentina Shevchenko, I have a message for you: I'm looking to become the first intergender world champion this world has ever seen. I'm calling you out," Cejudo said from his car.

Shevchenko later appeared on ESPN and told Cejudo, "Be careful what you wish!"

Despite saying she didn't know if he was joking, Shevchenko said Cejudo was in danger of losing "all of his gold forever."

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'They said I killed my parents': UFC champ Sean O'Malley detained by SWAT team while live streaming video games

'They said I killed my parents': UFC champ Sean O'Malley detained by SWAT team while live streaming video games



UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley said that his home in Arizona was "swatted," a term used when armed police are falsely called to a person's residence in response to a violent threat or highly volatile situation.

O'Malley, who is known to stream online while playing video games, was shirtless with a gaming controller in his hands when he noticed police sirens in his driveway.

"Went home, I'm like, 'You know what? I’m gonna stream today,'" O’Malley said on his podcast the "TimboSugar Show."

"Streaming, about an hour and a half in I see a f***ing cop fly down my road," O'Malley recalled. The fighter said that he had a feeling of what was happening after having seen many other high-profile streaming personalities receive the same treatment from angry viewers.

"People find out where they're at and they call the cops, say something happened that obviously didn’t happen and then they’re f***ing getting swatted."

'They said I killed my parents or something like that. They thought there was an active shooter inside.'

"So, I peek out my head out the window to see if maybe it's something else. But then they’re on the intercom, and I see a bunch of cops, and they're like, 'Walk out with your hands up.' So I f***ing walk out, hands up. I was like, 'I'm just gonna listen. I could get shot.' I've got shotguns pointed at me, AR15s from like four different cops." he added.

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The UFC champion revealed that after being detained by police, he was notified that a 911 call had claimed that he had murdered both of his parents.

"They said I killed my parents or something like that. They thought there was an active shooter inside," O'Malley explained. He said he was asked repeatedly if anyone was inside the residence.

"They're like 'who's inside?!' I'm like no it was just game, 'who's inside?!' No one!" he told police. "Someone called the cops, said there's an active shooter, two dead people in the house or something."

O'Malley then explained that the responding police destroyed his doorbell camera because they wouldn't want any active shooters in the home to know where they were situated.

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Despite being a well-known figure, O'Malley said he was detained for about 35-40 minutes in the back of a police car before other police officers arrived on-scene and recognized him.

Once police recognized "the UFC champ," O'Malley said the situation "got a lot less intense."

The fighter was told by police that law enforcement has not been able to locate or identify the prank caller.

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'I'd fight him': Sean O'Malley responds to Conor McGregor's 'cocaine' rant after Irishman deletes cheating accusations

'I'd fight him': Sean O'Malley responds to Conor McGregor's 'cocaine' rant after Irishman deletes cheating accusations



UFC Bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley responded to an online rant posted by fellow star Conor McGregor, who later deleted his accusations of O'Malley using a performance-enhancing drug.

The rant came after it was reported that boxing star Ryan Garcia had allegedly tested positive for ostarine, a substance that has been known to provide improvements in muscle mass and strength, as well as reduced fatigue.

Garcia denied the accusations, saying, "Everybody knows that I don't cheat."

The alleged cheating didn't sit well with McGregor, who went on a trademark X rant, which was later deleted according to BJPenn.com.

"Cheated the weight and was juiced, lifetime ban. Sad to see, sad to say. Sad and a bit sick. Don’t come near me if I see you ever Ryan Garcia. I am actually disgusted," McGregor reportedly wrote.

The Irishman then accused O'Malley of using the same drug and claimed he would beat both of the fighters up.

"This Ostarine it reminds me of Sean O’Malley — (he) was on that as well. I don't like this, I'll bust yous both up, do yous want a spar? I will set flights right now for you both for a full on spar each. Hotel, black forge inn the lot. #letssparomalley and #garcia two little Ostarine heads I'll ride you both like yous are ostriches. Wtf is up. What do you think you are at?" he added.

Days later on his podcast "TimboSugarShow," O'Malley addressed McGregor's comments without mentioning the performance-enhancement accusations. He instead chose a joking rant of his own, accusing McGregor of being high on cocaine when he made the comments.

"Oh, yeah, f*** Conor!" O'Malley jokingly said. "He just went on a little tweet rant, booger-sugar'd up talking s***," he continued.

"I was more sad than mad. Now, I cannot wait to see Michael Chandler absolutely sleep him. I'm turning up, I'm changing up real quick, f*** Conor!" he said with a smile. "Idols turn to rivals."

"He obviously was probably on a good amount of fun stuff, I think that tweet got deleted pretty quick, but it is what it is."

"People like that, with that big of an ego, he can see what's happening. He's starting to get pushed out, and I'm starting to come up. It's like, there’s no other reason for him to talk about me." - Sean O'Malley

Sean O\u2019Malley\u2019s reaction to Conor McGregor going crazy on him in a Twitter rant \ud83d\ude02\n\n\u201cNow I can\u2019t wait to see Michael Chandler absolutely sleep him\u2026 F*CK CONOR!\u201d
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The next day, O'Malley was asked by podcaster and fitness personality Bradley Martyn if he would consider having a fight in the UFC against McGregor.

"Would you ever get a fight with him? That would be the most insane fight," Martyn excitedly asked. "The numbers would be astronomical, dude."

"I'm pretty realistic when it comes to like big guys," O'Malley responded. The Montana-born fighter is the UFC champion in the 135-pound division, while McGregor predominantly fights at 155 or 170 pounds.

"I'm a 135, I stay in my lane, I do my thing. I would go up to 145 to fight [Volkanovski or Holloway] but like I'd stay in my lane. Conor is one of the only guys I would fight that I'm like 'that motherf***er's big.' I would fight him at 155," he declared.

The champion said he would be willing to take the fight because not only would it be "a huge payday" but also because it would be "legendary."

"He's one of the rare guys I would fight that are actually way out of my weight class," O'Malley added.

As for the McGregor rant, O'Malley once again touched on it with Martyn, stating “cocaine is a hell of a drug."

"He was probably shadowboxing in the bathroom at a f***ing club, and I get it. I do think there was a lot of jealousy [in his post]," he said.

"People like that, with that big of an ego, he can see what’s happening. He's starting to get pushed out, and I'm starting to come up. It's like, there’s no other reason for him to talk about me. I've never said anything, but praise for him. I looked up to him. ... He's probably geeked out, and jealous. He wanted me to sign with their management company [in the past], but I didn’t want to. He sees me blowing up. I don't know," he concluded.

McGregor is set to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 at 170 pounds. O'Malley fought at UFC 299 winning an unanimous decision against Marlon Vera.

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