Sean O’Malley is embracing the underdog role.
In September, O’Malley’s reign as the bantamweight champion came to an end after Merab Dvalishvili delivered a dominant five-round performance at UFC 306 to dethrone the colorful fan favorite. Now, ‘Sugar’ is back and determined to retake the 135-pound throne this Saturday night when they run it back in the UFC 316 headliner in Newark, New Jersey.
Unsurprisingly, O’Malley is a sizeable underdog against the defending champ, who is favored 3-to-1 to keep his bantamweight crown and go two up on the ex-champ.