August 30, 2023 8:30 pm ET
Jon Jones is extraordinarily excessive on new UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and his potential to be an enormous star for the promotion.
O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) accomplished his path to UFC gold earlier this month when he dethroned Aljamain Sterling for the 135-pound belt with a second-round TKO at UFC 292 in Boston. UFC president Dana White has touted “Sugar” as a marquee attraction for the promotion, and solely sees his notoriety rising from right here.
Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), the present UFC heavyweight titleholder, agrees that O’Malley is a reputation on the rise, and sees parallels between his profession trajectory and that of former two-division champ Conor McGregor.
“Sean O’Malley – I’m enthusiastic about him – he has the look,” Jones mentioned on the OverDogs Podcast. “He jogs my memory lots of McGregor. He’s actually uncooked and genuine, he has that sort of rags-to-riches story that everybody appreciates, particularly on this nation. I like him. I like him so much and I actually wish to see how far he can take it.”
Jones, who will return to competitors when he places his title on the road towards Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 on Nov. 11 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York, admits he picked Sterling to defeat O’Malley of their matchup. O’Malley managed to exceed Jones’ expectations, although, and now “Bones” is totally invested in seeing how O’Malley’s profession performs out from right here.
“He’s younger sufficient nonetheless to the place he can take these leaps and bounds in his recreation,” Jones mentioned. “He’s going to be round for a very long time. To beat up Aljamain like that – I all the time put my cash on the wrestler. O’Malley, he’s wanting like the full package deal. I’m going to be tuning into his pay-per-views for the following couple of years.”
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