Sean OโMalleyโs biggest pay-per-view headliner ended with him losing the UFC bantamweight championship. โSugaโ was overpowered by his opponent, Merab Dvalishvili, who did all possible to win the fight. Following the loss, OโMalley received a range of criticism. This resulted in some heated back and forth, particularly from boxing superstar Devin Haney.
OโMalley over-promised and underperformed at Noche UFC and failed to impress his fans with his flat performance. After OโMalleyโs loss, Haney mocked the fight on X and called him bit** a**. In retaliation, OโMalley hit him back in his latest podcast. The fighter welcomed Haney for a MMA fight with a whopping $1 million on the line.ย
Boxers are f***ing p***ies dude. Devin Haneyโs a b*tch. If Devin Haney wants to talk sh*t, if he really wants to fight, Iโll put a million dollars on me versus him, no time limit, and we can fight. MMA rules, just a fight. Or we could just do no rules.
Sean OโMalley via The TimboSugarShowย
Sean OโMalley and Devin Haney have previously traded internet jibes. OโMalley has always had an interest in boxing and has previously challenged Haney about it. Haney slammed down the UFC superstar by criticizing the disparity in their fight purses.ย
OโMalley, on the other hand, believes that boxing lacks entertaining superstars like him and aspires to fill that vacuum. Throughout his reign as UFC champion, he mocked Haney, Ryan Garcia, and Gervonta Davis on numerous occasions. However, this time, Haney is directing the shots and has a bigger idea in response to OโMalleyโs challenge.
Devin Haney wants Sean OโMalley in boxing
Sean OโMalley managed to gain superstar status within his brief time as the bantamweight champion. OโMalley is a true pay-per-view star and was capable of his abilities to become the biggest combat sports athlete. However, all plans came crashing down after his latest loss against Merab Dvalishvili.ย
OโMalley had planned to enter the boxing world after a few more title defenses, but things have turned out differently. Devin Haney, on the other hand, has provided OโMalley an excellent opportunity to settle the beef while also making a lot of money. According to Haney, instead of MMA, they should box for a higher fight purse.
I donโt fight for a million dollars like you.. @SugaSeanMMA letโs do a boxing fight & give us a shot at making real money
Devin Haney via X
While it is an excellent opportunity, OโMalleyโs UFC deal will make it difficult for him to try boxing. For now, despite the fighterโs obvious wrestling deficiency, his coach recently indicated that he will return stronger shortly. It will be interesting to see how OโMalleyโs situation develops in the future.