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UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley is all set to headline the highly anticipated Noche UFC 306 card. The event will be held on Sept. 14 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ahead of the pay-per-view card, O'Malley had a conversation with content creator Adin Ross online. An X account anmed @AdinUpdate uploaded a clip of their interaction where 'Suga' advised Ross to stream the event illegally instead of buying the pay-per-view.
"Stream it illegally. Don't buy the pay-per-view."
Check out the interaction between Sean O'Malley and Adin Ross below:
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MMA fans took notice of O'Malley's comments and shared their reactions in the comments section.
One person used this opportunity to poke fun at UFC CEO Dana White.
"Dana White gonna come in like the Kool-Aid man."
Another individual claimed that the bantamweight champion's statement was an admittance that he was going to come up short on Sept. 14.
"He pretty much just admitted he's gonna lose the fight. Why would he tell people to illegally stream a pay-per-view. He's headlining unless something else is going on in the background."
One user opined that O'Malley's comments were a mode of 'damage control' in case the event did not turn out to be a commercial success.
"Bro knows he won't be able to sell. This is just damage control for the not just potentially, but absolutely distasteful PPV numbers."
Check out a compilation of some of the reactions below:
Israel Adesanya predicts Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC 306
Sean O'Malley will defend his bantamweight throne against Merab Dvalishvili on Sept. 14. Ahead of the clash, several MMA personalities have opined on the matchup. This includes former UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya.
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel. 'The Last Stylebender' weighed in on the Noche UFC 306 headliner. According to Adesanya, 'Suga' will get his hand raised via knockout.
"The main thing I feel Merab striking with him for is just to get his hand busy, so he can shoot for a takedown and Sean can time him with a knee or something. Yeah, I'm gonna go Sean by TKO."
Check out Israel Adesanya's comments below (17:14):
