Reigning bantamweight king Sean O’Malley and pro-boxer Ryan Garcia have long discussed a crossover bout. Another commonality they have is their reverence for UFC superstar Conor Mcgregor. However, they now find themselves in that weird place between rock and rock bottom. While they respect the philanthropic McGregor as a mentee, his callouts are stumbling for them. Amidst all these, ‘Suga’ weighs in on Garcia.
American YouTuber and well-known fitness influencer Bradley Martyn has had a lengthy trend of making callouts. Martyn has allegedly even called out Israel Adesanya over a mundane story. In light of that, Martyn asked Sean O’Malley on his “Raw Talk” Podcast if the beef with Garcia held any merit.
There’s no easy fight [other] than Ryan Garcia. [On if there is a ‘real’ beef] Uh, I don’t know…I enjoyed [his] build-up…He crushed it. Whether he’s cr*zy or faking it, I enjoyed it…What he has been posting, how he has been acting after. I’m there for it! The reason I love Conor [McGregor] so much is that he’s such a ‘character,’ he’s a different personality…So, Ryan is doing that right now. But can’t think of an actual beef.
Sean O’Malley via Bradley Martyn’s “Raw Talk” Podcast
Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KO) recently edged out formerly undefeated WBC super-lightweight Devin Haney in a DAZN pay-per-view bout. However, in the lead-up, he engaged in a whole lot of social media antics. It ranged from crying foul at satanic cultists out to get him to flirtatious messages to top influencer celebrities. At his pre-fight conference at the Palladium, Garcia even admitted to being drunk during an interview.
Later, ‘King Ry’ revealed much of it was a ploy to distill confidence and build up to the spectacular upset of Haney. Sean O’Malley lauds the showmanship, comparing it to Conor McGregor’s cardinal virtue of whipping a trash-talking scenario. McGregor boasts some of the best verbal tirades and lively antics in the promotion’s history, a certain gall even Garcia is exhibiting. ‘Suga’ sees much promise in their build-up.
Sean O’Malley thinks Conor McGregor’s callouts were a mix of substance-fueled jealousy and egotism
Conor McGregor, Sean O’Malley, and Ryan Garcia have engaged in a vicious triangle of absurd callouts. For ‘Suga’ and Garcia, it makes sense to do so. ‘King Ry’ is on a 2-0 streak and is considerably the most popular boxer in the super lightweight category. Meanwhile, O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) recently snagged his maiden defense in Miami and rectified his lone career skid.
Sean O’Malley is ready for Conor McGregor (Source: irishmirror.ie/UFC.go.com)However, McGregor only had a cordial relationship with the younger talents as a mentor. He even took a liking to O’Malley’s hammering ground-and-pound over Aljamain Sterling to win the gold. It mimicked his ground-and-pound at UFC 194 to win his first title gold. Recently, the Irishman unloaded on Garcia and even invoked ‘Suga’ on doping violation claims against the boxer.
To be honest, I wanna kinda hate him [Conor]…I have even tried to on Twitter. But you know, cocaine’s a hell of a drug…you know, shadow box in the bathroom and club [kind of scenario]…I get it…I think it was a lot of jealousy. He’s starting to get pushed out, I’m starting to come up…There’s no other reason to…i have always praised him…
Sean O’Malley via Bradley Martyn’s “Raw Talk” Podcast
A Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) letter put forward that Garcia tested positive for Ostarine & 19-Norandrosterone. McGregor called him and O’Malley out to get their head in the game or perish trying. He had even ominously offered up his Black Forge Inn to duke it out. As an avid MMA promoter, it seemed like he was pushing a crossover stint at the time.
However, the bantamweight champ believes that it was just a substance-fueled mannerism. McGregor makes his return at UFC 303’s headlining pay-per-view event (ESPN+) on June 29 after a 3-year layoff. Sean O’Malley believes a washout McGregor has just grown a distaste for his rising fame. As such, he is ready for such a challenge.
