Ilia Topuria is no longer interested in a fight with Sean O’Malley.
‘Sugar’ came up short in his second bantamweight title defense of 2024, surrendering the strap to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306. Following a lackluster five-round performance, O’Malley lost via a decisive unanimous decision, bringing an end to his reign atop the 135-pound division and killing any chance of a potential champion vs. champion superfight with featherweight king Ilia Topuria.
“Some other better fight will come along,” Topuria told Marca when asked about O’Malley’s latest loss.