UFC 316: Interview with Sean O’malley Media Day
The UFC 316 headliner Sean O’malley spoke with MMA Junkie and journalists on media day for its rooster weight title against Merab Dvalishvili on Saturday in Newark, NJ
Morristown, nj – it’s a Sean O’malley Fight Week and for the first time since 2020, there is no dye in the Cornows.
O’Malley is in late stadium preparations for the battle, but the coloring is not the only thing significantly absent. His style was still there on Wednesday when he wore a bright green shirt and his signature combat tattoos. But an accessory was missing: the UFC rooster weight title.
Seeing its first loss of title and surgical intervention of the UFC to repair a torn labrum, O’malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) between UFC 316 And probably the most pivotal fight in his career. As the enemies were waiting for, a fall from the top of the mountain came in September when He lost the championship against Merab Dvalishvili.
Despite the circumstances, O’malley seems more in peace than ever.
“I just feel more slowed down,” said O’malley, including Mma Junkie on Wednesday. “Life is slower in the right direction.”
However, the most essential adjustments can be out of the cage. O’malley cleaned his lifestyle.
“I catch myself by driving, in a way on surfing on Instagram,” said O’malley. “I find myself doing things like that, playing with my daughter, surfing X. like:” What am I doing here? “I want to limit these distractions, I am more present with the family, with training, with friends – just in general.”
Towards his 30th anniversary, O’malley made this pivot of difficult lifestyle. He says that the choices came independent of the fighting but have poured dividends to improve as an art.
“I have always felt like a happy person, but I said to myself: ‘My life is so perfect. Everything is so perfect. I should even be happier. What can I take to add to my happiness, to my peace?’,” Said O’malley. “It was just to eliminate distractions. It was just for me, not necessarily for me as an adhesive and wanting to be a better fighter. All this will make me a better fighter, but it was not necessarily for that.”
Game, smoke and even masturbate (That O’Malley previously referred but was comically shy to mention again when he was pressed by a journalist on Wednesday) – They were all avoided this camp. O’malley also presented himself to fight the week with a new little boy, which he had not yet announced on social networks before his arrival.
“It was good,” said O’malley. “Nothing to complain about it. I had a little healthy boy a few weeks ago. All this is fun, and I can do that, and everything is fine. This Sunday is going, it’s back to Dad. It’s back to the family. That’s it. That offers the life of life that is completely alive.”
If “Dana White Privilege” is real, O’malley is probably one of the beneficiaries, even he admits it. But as he also pointed out, the popularity was won by the Knockouts, the Flair and the Protective facts.
Thanks to merit or privilege, O’malley has a revenge match against Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) on Saturday at UFC 316 (Pay-Per-View, ESPN, ESPN +) to the prudential center in Newark. Perhaps the new Mûri O’malley will hold gold – just like the youngest and less centered on the family has done so.
“I feel like I have a good version of Merab,” said O’malley. “He had the best performance of his life against Umar (Nurmagomedov). I don’t think he got the best version of me, so I think I can surprise him.”