UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Sean O’Malley engage in a war of words on social media. Get the latest updates on their ongoing feud and upcoming fights.
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| Islam Makhachev and Sean O’Malley exchange shots on social media ahead of upcoming UFC events. |
| The bantamweight champion predicts a fight between Leon Edwards and Makhachev, while the lightweight champion suggests a matchup between O’Malley and Umar Nurmagomedov. |
| O’Malley is preparing to defend his belt against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299. |
| O’Malley taunts Vera on X, and Vera responds with confidence. |
| The rivalry between O’Malley and Vera has been building since 2020. |
UFC Champions Islam Makhachev and Sean O’Malley Exchange Shots
As the upcoming UFC events draw near, Islam Makhachev and Sean O’Malley have engaged in a war of words on social media. The newly crowned bantamweight champion, O’Malley, started the exchange with a fight prediction, fueling the ongoing feud. Makhachev, the lightweight champion, swiftly responded with his own projection of a potential future matchup.
On December 24, O’Malley took to X to express his belief that Leon Edwards would defeat Makhachev in a fantasy super fight. Within hours, Makhachev fired back with a similar tweet, suggesting a matchup between O’Malley and Umar Nurmagomedov. It’s worth noting that Makhachev and Nurmagomedov train together as teammates at American Kickboxing Academy and Eagles MMA.
While both fighters have never crossed paths in the octagon, they are known for their outspokenness on social media. O’Malley, in particular, has gained a reputation as a trash talker, frequently engaging online. However, Makhachev never misses an opportunity to respond to any shots taken at him on X.
O’Malley is currently preparing to defend his belt in a rematch against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299 on March 9, 2024.
What is Sean O’Malley saying on X?
As the year 2023 comes to a close, UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has become increasingly active on X. O’Malley has a habit of trash-talking his opponents on social media ahead of fights, as he did with Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan. However, in a surprising turn of events, he took to Twitter to taunt ‘Chito’ Vera on December 22, months before their scheduled title fight.
O’Malley’s initial tweet about Vera was the first in a series of three posts, with the final tweet being sent out on December 23. Although the tweets were interconnected, they were released individually rather than as a chain.
In his last and most recent tweet directed at Vera, the champion made an official prediction, claiming that he would knock out the Ecuadorian with a left-handed punch. In response to O’Malley’s tweets, Vera posted on X, stating that he would make the American ‘quit,’ accompanied by laughing emojis.
This rivalry between O’Malley and Vera has been building since 2020, and O’Malley is favored to avenge his only loss in the main event of UFC 299.
