Sean O’Malley and Alexandre Pantoja‘s beef has reached a new development. Pantoja recently scored a win at UFC 301. However, O’Malley took this opportunity to share footage of when he TKO’d Pantoja during sparring.
Sean O’Malley recently addressed the Alexandre Pantoja feud on his YouTube channel. O’Malley claimed that Pantoja walked off in the first round of their sparring.
I don’t like releasing sparring footage, but Pantoja just can’t keep my name out of his mouth. I didn’t even bring it up initially. Pantoja brought it up… I literally finished him in the first round with a liver kick. He literally called it off in the first round. So, for him to talk about sparring, it’s wild. I’m not gonna show the finish because that’s just mean. But I will show you guys this.
Sean O’Malley via his YouTube channel
During his interview with the New York Post, Alexandre Pantoja recalled their sparring before his first UFC fight at The MMA Lab in Arizona. As per Pantoja, they sparred six years back and he beat O’Malley. The new bantamweight champion reportedly refused to share the footage of their sparring with Pantoja when he asked for it.
Alexandre Pantoja secured his sixth consecutive win inside the Farmasi Arena in Brazil. Pantoja fought his second title defense against Steve Erceg at UFC 301. Their fight went the distance and Pantoja walked away with the unanimous decision win. He now wants Sean O’Malley as his next opponent in the octagon.
Sean O’Malley’s coach backs his claim of beating Alexandre Pantoja
Sean O’Malley’s head coach, Tim Welch also made his comments on the Pantoja vs. O’Malley feud. He backed O’Malley saying that the bantamweight champ did put the flyweight down in the first round. He made some interesting revelations on his YouTube channel.
Alexandre Pantoja and Sean O’Malley (Image via Imago)Welch revealed that Henry Cejudo wanted Pantoja to spar O’Malley one round. He and O’Malley were taking heavy bong rips the night before. According to Welch, they sparred one round and O’Malley put Pantoja down in the first minute.
Tim Welch tells the story of Sean O’Malley and Alexandre Pantoja’s sparring session 6 years ago.
He says O’Malley “put [Pantoja] down” in the first minute with a liver shot, and Pantoja had to “wave it off” 😳
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According to Welch, O’Malley was not even a pro fighter when he took on Pantoja. The Pantoja vs. O’Malley feud is taking an interesting turn. Will the two cross paths in the octagon putting the flyweight and bantamweight titles in line? Only time will tell.
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