UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is undoubtedly one of the rising superstars in the fighting community. With a rising popularity, O’Malley’s ambitions are intensifying day by day. As such, he even issued a challenge to undefeated boxing star Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. Not only that, O’Malley even mentioned a timeline to beat Tank easily.
Sean O’Malley is gearing up for one of the biggest fights of his career this weekend at UFC 306. Interestingly, amidst that, ‘Suga’ also discusses his upcoming plans in several interviews. In one such recent interview, Stephen A. Smith questioned O’Malley if he could beat Gervonta Davis. The UFC bantamweight gave an intriguing answer, asserting that he can do that.
I believe I can beat Gervonta Davis… I can transfer to boxing very well. Give me six months, give me a legitimate boxing camp. I’m very dangerous with both hands.
Sean O’Malley to Stephen A. Smith
Suga also mentioned his ambitions are quite high and that he is chasing greatness. Per O’Malley, to achieve that, he has to take up dangerous matchups like Davis. Not only that, the UFC bantamweight champ also heaped praises on Tank’s capabilities as a boxer.
Sean O’Malley wants a boxing match against Gervonta Davis and believes that Tank is a good matchup for him 👀
“[Gervonta] is just so little. We’re the same weight class, I like that match up…
I believe I can beat Gervonta Davis… I can transfer to boxing very well. Give me 6… pic.twitter.com/XKEvjmtYqe
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 12, 2024
Interestingly, this is not the first time O’Malley had such a confident stance against the undefeated boxer. Suga has been eyeing for a bout against the top boxers for a long time. Speaking of Tank, he has not paid enough attention to O’Malley’s callouts as he remains focused on what lies before him. Davis’ record as a boxer has undoubtedly been echoed through every individual’s ears in the community.
At just 29 years of age, Tank holds an astounding record of 30-0, with significant victories against top boxers. Interestingly, Ryan Garcia, who has had Davis tank grow as a boxer, once warned O’Malley after hearing about his boxing ambitions.
When boxing star Ryan Garcia issued a stern warning for Sean O’Malley
Sean O’Malley’s journey from a rising prospect to a UFC champion has been remarkable. From the start, Suga came in with the qualities of a champion, with astounding knockout victories complimenting it. O’Malley became the bantamweight champion by handing over an easy TKO loss to Aljamain Sterling. With that performance, his hunger for greatness grew.
Ryan Garcia warns Sean O’Malley (Image via Imago)Boxing star Ryan Garcia when he came across O’Malley calling out several top boxers, including him. He didn’t shy away from issuing a serious warning to Suga. As such, he mentioned how O’Malley would be easily thrashed in boxing.
SUGA Sean you are good and all. But stop talking about this I’m going to box stuff. You’ll just get knocked out.
Ryan Garcia via X
SUGA Sean you are good and all
But stop talking about this I’m going to box stuff
You’ll just get knocked out.
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) August 20, 2023
Following that, both Garcia and O’Malley had heated verbal altercations on many occasions. Not only that, they also hinted about an MMA between them. However, now all of that remains to be seen. As for now, Suga is focused on to clash against Merab Dvalishvili at the Las Vegas Sphere.
