Sean O'Malley addresses Noche UFC clashing with Canelo Alvarez boxing match, eager to find out "who stole the headlines"

Sean O'Malley is unfazed by his upcoming UFC Noche title defense clashing with Canelo Alvarez's boxing match, both scheduled for the same night. The Noche UFC event, headlined by O'Malley's title defense against Merab Dvalishvili, will directly compete for viewership with the highly anticipated boxing match.

During a recent episode of his podcast with coach Tim Welch, O'Malley expressed excitement about the potential competition for headlines. The outspoken fighter confidently predicted that his dominant performance against Dvalishvili would overshadow Alvarez's boxing match.

'Sugar' said:

"When it comes to Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, who are they talking about? Are they talking about Canelo, are they talking about the boxing fight, or are they talking about the absolute dominating, beautiful, masterful, masterclass performance I put on Merab and the viral knockout that came with it? Or are they talking about a 36 minute Canelo boxing fight that was kind of fire. That's what excites me, like the competition of who are they talking about Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Who stole the headlines?"

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Sean O'Malley eyes featherweight move after Merab Dvalishvili bout

Sean O'Malley is setting his sights on a potential move to the featherweight division after his upcoming bantamweight title defense against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Noche. The charismatic champion has openly expressed his desire to compete at 145 pounds and has already identified several potential opponents.

With a dominant performance against Dvalishvili, O'Malley could solidify his position as one of the UFC's biggest stars and increase his leverage in negotiating future fights. He has mentioned a potential matchup with the winner of the highly anticipated Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway bout as a particularly enticing option.

On his podcast, 'Sugar' said:

"Max [Holloway] vs. Ilia [Topuria] is coming up, would love an opportunity to go to [1]45. So, Max, Ilia, [Umar] Nurmagomedov, Figgy [Deiveson Figueiredo], I got a lot of options...Just cause you win doesn't mean you're gonna be able to pick. But I go out there flatline Merab [Dvalishvili], I feel like that call out would mean something."

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