Opinion: Sean O’Malley will not win a battle with the UFC

Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Sean O’Malley’s strategy of UFC fight bookings could backfireSean O’Malley’s plan, while sound enough in theory, also seems very likely to blow up in his face. Why? Simply put, the UFC doesn’t lose. And it especially doesn’t lose to a fighter who thinks they uncovered a way to get over on the promotion.

Speaking to the No Jumper podcast, O’Malley revealed his thinking behind accepting fights from the UFC matchmakers.

“Next fight, a lot of people want me to fight someone ranked,” O’Malley said. “They wanted me to fight someone ranked last fight. I was supposed to fight Louis Smolka. For me, I have a contract to fight a certain amount of fights, and I’m gonna get…