Bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley is now announcing his own fights on YouTube and it seems that the Marlon Vera rematch will have to wait. During the latest video on his channel, ‘Suga’ claimed to have a contract to take on another heavy-handed man - Thomas Almeida - in a fight meant to take place at UFC 260, on March 27.
In his last outing, O’Malley (12-1) lost his unbeaten streak and any aura of invincibility to Vera via TKO defeat in August 2020. Before the loss, the 26-year-old was on a four-fight winning streak in the Octagon, with victories over Terrion Ware, Andre Soukhamthath, Jose Alberto Quinonez and veteran Eddie Wineland — the last two by way of knockout.