Sean O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch confirmed off his jiu-jitsu experience in a brand new YouTube video the place he tapped out one of many UFC’s best of all time.
Welch is without doubt one of the most revered coaches within the recreation, and welcomed legendary former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson into his Purple Hawk Academy in current days.
All arms are on deck for O’Malley’s upcoming UFC 316 predominant occasion towards Merab Dvalishvili subsequent week. Nonetheless, Welch managed to get in a strong session with Johnson which was recorded for his or her YouTube channels.
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Sean O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch makes Demetrious Johnson faucet out
Throughout a current go to to Arizona, Demetrious Johnson spent a while at Tim Welch’s Purple Hawk Academy the place he bought concerned in Sean O’Malley’s camp for UFC 316. He’s one in every of many legends who has been to coach with the previous bantamweight champion with Israel Adesanya also making the trip out.
The pair took half in a gi jiu-jitsu session, which Welch defined level by level throughout a prolonged video on his YouTube channel. And at one level, the previous Bellator fighter locked in a superb submission that made ‘Mighty Mouse’ reluctantly faucet.
“When you get the again and get the double collars it’s very robust,” Welch stated in an overdub of the footage. “You’re going to be in superb form.”
Followers did be aware within the feedback part that Welch’s large weight benefit over career-flyweight Johnson could have performed an element. Welch final tipped the scales at 195lb for a grappling match in 2020 which is his final recognized weigh-in and was throughout competitors.
In the meantime, Johnson made the 135lb restrict for bantamweight as just lately as 2023, and is probably going not a complete lot larger given his smaller body.
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After Welch mentioned his expertise grappling with Johnson, he teased a quick little bit of footage of him and O’Malley attending to grips within the cage. That video is, in fact, restricted, however did present the large dimension benefit that the previous bantamweight champion has over fighters round his weight.
Welch famous in his commentary that Johnson did round 4 or 5 rounds with O’Malley earlier than getting on the pads. ‘Suga’ is deep into camp at this stage, together with his combat towards Dvalishvili set for June 7 in Newark.
Johnson retired final 12 months after ending his profession on high of ONE Championship, however many really feel he ought to nonetheless be competing given the extent he at present trains at within the health club. Nonetheless, he declared within the video ‘it ain’t taking place.’
