The UFC bantamweight division in 2024 is the most talent-laden division in the history of the sport. It’s so loaded, you could take the top 30 fighters, split them into two top-15’s, and still have more talent to go around than, say, the UFC middleweight division, nevermind the heavyweights.
Sean O’Malley sits atop the throne. After oddsmakers favored him on MMA betting sites to beat Maron “Chito” Vera, O’Malley made good on his steep price tag by putting a controlled beatdown on his opponent the likes of which had not been seen since Max Holloway dropped a hammer on Calvin Kattar.