The Sean O'Malley hype is justified, just like he always told us it was.
And now, he's got a UFC title to prove it.
O'Malley won the promotion's bantamweight belt in the main event of Saturday's UFC 292 card in Boston, dethroning long-time champion Aljamain Sterling with a second-round TKO that commentator Joe Rogan twice called "picture perfect" and his broadcast partner Daniel Cormier called "star-making."
It's difficult to argue with either assessment.
"It feels nice," O'Malley said in his post-fight fight interview with Rogan, getting a massive pop from the supportive crowd inside host TD Garden.