The recent promo for Venom: The Last Dance taps into a playful crossover between the world of mixed martial arts and superhero action. The collaboration featured UFC bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley and UFC CEO, Dana White in a humorous encounter with Tom Hardy’s Venom character. Here is what happened:
In the video, Sean O’Malley becomes a target for Venom, who is portrayed as uncontrollable and overpowering. In a scene that blends superhero action and physical comedy, O’Malley gets caught by Venom’s symbiotic strength and is playfully “choked out.” Dana White had to throw money at Tom Hardy to let his bantamweight champion go.
The promo serves to heighten interest not only for the film but also for UFC’s “Noche UFC” event. UFC 306 will be a night of Mexican-themed UFC action. Several Mexican fighters will be a part of the event, celebrating Mexican Independence Day. Fighters like Alexa Grasso, Brian Ortega, Irene Aldana, Raul Rosas Jr., Daniel Zellhuber, Edgar Chairez, and Yazmin Jauregui adorn the fight card.
That made the clip timely and relevant to both entertainment and sports fans. The movie Venom: The Last Dance includes scenes set in Mexico. In the trailer, Eddie Brock is seen wandering around Mexico. He was the same outfit in the mid-credits scene of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Venom: The Last Dance is the final installment in the Venom trilogy. It began with Venom in 2018 and Venom: Let There Be Carnage in 2021.
Sean O’Malley also did a great job in the promo along with Dana White. In fact, the promo could be a gateway for O’Malley to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor all the way to Hollywood. The bantamweight champion recently asserted that he will be the next big superstar after McGregor.
The entertaining promo caught the attention of netizens on social media. People went to the comment section to share their thoughts and opinions on the unexpected collaboration between Tom Hardy and the UFC media. Here are some of the reactions from X:
Lmaoo this is awesome!! The crossover we never thought we needed 😂
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) September 14, 2024
O’malley looks like he’s wearing some lady’s pink pajamas.
— GeneralTHC (@GeneralTHC) September 14, 2024
This is actually so cool to see the UFC get this type of recognition
— Allan 🇺🇸 (@g07_allan) September 14, 2024
Asking Dana for money… Yeah, good luck Hardy
— ccwetanow (@Cwetanoww) September 14, 2024
This will age poorly when merab backpacks suga for 5 rounds
— Sean (@Sean66122271360) September 14, 2024
Cool stuff. They should do more of this…
— Ilias_Hussein (@mmehd1csg) September 14, 2024
Sean O’Malley will headline the main event of Noche UFC, taking on Merab Dvalishvili for his second bantamweight title defense. For O’Malley, keeping the fight standing and aiming for an early knockout will be crucial.
Many pointed out that what Tom Hardy did in the promo was what the Georgian would do to O’Malley in the octagon. Dvalishvili becomes more dangerous as the fight progresses due to his incredible endurance. Known as “The Machine,” the Georgian holds the record for the most takedowns in UFC bantamweight history.
