After dropping the bantamweight title, Sean O’Malley plans to take a long break before stepping back inside the Octagon.
‘Sugar’ lost his belt to Merab Dvalishvili on Saturday night in the Noche UFC headliner after ‘The Machine’ delivered a dominant five-round performance that saw him largely stifle O’Malley’s stand-up game with a wrestle-heavy attack. Dvalishvili ran away with the bout on the scorecards, securing a unanimous decision victory that moved his current win streak to 11 and earned him his first piece of UFC god.
After coming up short, O’Malley revealed plans to take a lengthy break from competing, suggesting that he “probably won’t fight for nine or 10 months” to give his body time to heal.