Former Bantamweight King Leaving Social Media Behind For Now

Sometimes in life, anybody and everybody with an Internet footprint needs to take a break from using social media. A hiatus from social channels can be done for any number of reasons, but for Sean O’Malley, his recess from social media is performance-based.

Sean O’Malley, nicknamed “Suga”, hasn’t set foot in the famed UFC Octagon since the night of Sept. 14. That late summer evening, against the backdrop of the Vegas Sphere, he suffered a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) during UFC 306.

The defeat spelled the end of a 393-day stint at the top of the heap at 135 lbs. Dvalishvili will make his first defense of the bantamweight crown on the first…