Sean O’Malley, one of the more popular fighters on the UFC roster, admitted recently that he has no interest in taking a big jump in competition without a big jump in pay.
Additionally, ‘Suga’ recently said that he turned down a fight with 8th ranked Frankie Edgar, though he said that was more to do with the event being in New York, where a substantial part of his purse would go towards state taxes.
This week Brian Kelleher, who is not ranked in the bantamweight division, claimed he was in the running to face O’Malley next, with a tweet including the caption ‘She said yes’, complete with an engagement ring emoji.