Almost from the day he won a UFC contract on Week 2 of Season 1 of "Dana White's Contender Series" on July 18, 2017, in Las Vegas, Sean O'Malley has been the target of know-it-all critics and internet trolls.
He has no wrestling defense, they said. His legs are vulnerable, they said. Good wrestlers will eat him up and spit him out. He got his fights because White, the UFC president, was fond of him and his ability to talk a good game.
And look, O'Malley's up there with Conor McGregor as one of the best talkers in the business.