Sean O’Malley does not believe UFC White House is going to be the biggest moment of his career.
This summer, the UFC hosts an event on the White House lawn as part of the America 250 celebration. Seemingly every fighter on the UFC roster lobbied for a spot at this one-in-a-lifetime event, and O’Malley was one of the lucky few chosen to participate, taking on Aiemann Zahabi in one of the featured bouts of the evening. But for a man who spent most of the past two years fighting for titles, a spot outside
of the main event feels like a step back.
“I went from the f*cking main event, to the co-main event, now I’m on the third fight,” O’Malley joked on his YouTube channel. “I’m winning. I won my last fight. I’m fighting down the rankings. I’m just downhill spiraling right now.”
While O’Malley may have been tongue-in-cheek about his drop down the card order, there might be a kernel of truth in there, as well. Given the grandeur of UFC White House, many might expect O’Malley’s upcoming fight to be the highlight of his career.
However, “Suga” was honest about that not being the case, saying his title fights with Aljamain Sterling and Marlon Vera felt bigger.
“I feel like the Aljo fight felt so big, the Chito fight felt so big,” O’Malley said. “The moment, being the main event, fighting for the title — this is a huge fight. I’m fighting — it feels like a big fight. I mean, it’s the f*cking White House. There’s only six fights on the card. It’s such a big deal.
“It feels like a big fight, but the moment, I guess, doesn’t seem as big as a title fight, you know what I’m saying?”
