
Sean O'Malley Breaks Down his Fight Against Merab at the Sphere and His BEEF with Conor McGregor!
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Tim
Do the RFK one was fucking good. God damn.
Bob
You liked it?
Tim
It was good.
Bob
Dude, he's the fucking.
Sean O'Malley
Tim's super political.
Tim
What a ball.
Gabe
Crazy Gabe stopped doing his mic fixes. I don't know if you guys used to notice that mid vid.
Bob
He still does it.
Gabe
Yeah, it depends on the guests.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, he got real close to Tim there. All right.
Bob
Another fight week pod. Appreciate you making time. We know you got. You got a busy ass week too.
Sean O'Malley
Yes.
Bob
Pressy tonight. How we feeling boys?
Sean O'Malley
Pressing tonight's gonna be interesting. It'll be outside. It's gonna be late to be 7pm that's what I think. I mean.
Bob
Oh, it's outside.
Sean O'Malley
I'm pretty sure as I heard. But I guess.
Bob
Oh shit.
Sean O'Malley
I haven't really seen like an official like press conference thing so. I could be wrong.
Gabe
Have you guys been in the sphere yet?
Tim
No, not yet. Might be able to check it out before, but not 100. Sure if we're gonna go on before.
Gabe
Yeah, no, that's important to see it before. It looks pretty.
Bob
I don't think so.
Sean O'Malley
I mean, it's. For me, it's a walk out into an octagon. That's like.
Gabe
Isn't there a huge ass screen in the back, though?
Sean O'Malley
I think the whole thing's a screen, literally.
Gabe
You think that'll be distracting?
Sean O'Malley
Hopefully not. Hopefully. I should be pretty focused on punching me Rob's face. So I think that should be able to dial me in, but you never know.
Gabe
Yeah.
Bob
How did the. What's good with the beef with you and Merab? How did that start?
Tim
I think he was just pissed. Like in that Aljo fight, that clip that was going around saying aljo go and Aljo went. He thought it was unsportsmanlike. But people on Twitter were asking some of the main refs if that's illegal, and they said it's. I mean, that's not illegal. Just no one's ever really done it.
Sean O'Malley
What if that was just a call out for me? Al, you gotta go. What if that was a secret call out for me?
Tim
Which it was.
Sean O'Malley
Which it was.
Gabe
Isn't someone calling you out to fight right now?
Sean O'Malley
Just Merabi?
Tim
Yeah, just Morabi. Just Morabi. But he said. He said at the PI yesterday, he saw him. He said, after I beat up Sugar, I'll forgive you.
Sean O'Malley
I thought he said, after Suga, I'll come for you. It's still up for debate. We have a video of it. We can't quite clarify what he says. I thought he said come for you. Right? You thought that at first.
Tim
Yeah, I thought at first. But it sounds like in the video it's forgive.
Sean O'Malley
Well, hands up. Well, it's gonna be hard for him to come after you. He's laying unconscious.
Bob
How good does it feel? Because I know behind the scenes, last time you had an injury versus all Joe too, and that was scary. I know you were kind of telling us about that too. But this time I've seen you say, like, the camp was just like, yeah.
Sean O'Malley
A plus about a great. Yeah, we've had a really, really good.
Bob
That must feel so good.
Sean O'Malley
Feels so much better. I remember doing interviews for the Aljo fight and I was like, it's do or not. Like, he grabs me. It might be the end of it. But this camp, I feel, you know, I'll be able to dig deep if I need to. And we had. Yeah, we had a really good camp. I heard Marab had a good camp too though. I heard he had a really an excellent camp, an A plus camp as well.
Bob
So it's just dope to see because obviously we're just boys with you guys. And it's just dope to like, it makes me happy to see like how far you guys come to like especially being counted out before, like, yawn.
Sean O'Malley
No, still count it out.
Bob
All Joe. All Joe was like, everyone was saying, no chance. I remember we sat on the pod, we're like, sugar's got this, baby.
Sean O'Malley
Boston was Boston. I don't know if Boston can be replicated again. Aljo, that was like inside, were you inside?
Gabe
Yeah, but I feel like, I feel like Abu Dhabi was the crazy Peter Yan was the crazy Peter Young was crazy too.
Sean O'Malley
That one.
Gabe
Because you're fighting on his turf too.
Sean O'Malley
His turf. But Boston was just literally 99, sugar show and then 1% Aljo. So when I won, which I wasn't supposed to, it was. Everyone was like, I want Sugar to win, but you know, I'm leaning towards Aljo. So when I actually did knock him out, that place was, that was. That's going to be hard to beat. But the sphere, if anywhere is going to beat it, it's putting Rob's lights out at the sphere.
Tim
Yeah, this is probably like second most dangerous guy in the division too. And I've heard from his coaches, from other teammates that he's had the best camp in the world. He's looking better than he's ever been and the dude is an absolute machine. This guy is a serious problem.
Gabe
Is this similar to. A little similar to Yan? Just cuz they're both like little feisty.
Sean O'Malley
Completely different styles.
Gabe
Completely.
Sean O'Malley
Both ugly and short, but completely different styles.
Gabe
What's the biggest thing to watch for with Mob Mar?
Sean O'Malley
Like he, he's just his cart. Like his literally his endurance and constantly being able to go forward for 25 minutes is insane.
Gabe
After watching the. We talked about this. I sent it to you and I was like, yo, have you seen this? When he dove into the lake. Yeah, the frozen lake.
Sean O'Malley
But I don't know if he knew what ice was, which is a weird thing. I think you just, dude, how do.
Gabe
You walk away from that? Like, that was. I was kind of like, jesus Christ, dude. His neck's not broken. Like he walked away and he was completely fine. Like he was. Face was up.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah.
Gabe
But he, he's got a strong neck.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah. No, that was impressive.
Tim
Sometimes being like really not. Smart is good for fighting.
Gabe
Yeah.
Tim
And that's what makes him dangerous in this fight. Sean's movements froze everyone else up, but he's just gonna go and he's gonna blitz in. He's not gonna be afraid, afraid to take risks. So. But, like, even his coach said he's gonna have to eat some serious shots to even get to Sean. We'll see if he can wear those shots or not.
Bob
How. How good does it feel, Suga? Do you feel like you manifested, like, kind of this moment? Because you've always been talking like, I'm going to be the champ. I'm going to be one of the biggest stars in the ufc, and now, like, this is like a once in a lifetime event for you boys, like, the Sphere. This is one of the craziest events in UFC history, and you're headlining it.
Gabe
Yeah, yeah, it's dope.
Sean O'Malley
It is crazy. And I do feel like I've kind of manifested this because I know Max and Elia wanted this. I know, like, UFC was saying Connor and Chandler wanted this. Like, for them to give it to me shows a lot. Like, I'm doing what I need to be doing. And I did kind of put that out there. Like, I've. I wanted to make history in certain ways. And this is. I mean, if they're never going back to the Sphere again, I mean, even if they do, it's like we were the first, possibly the first and last. But, yeah, it feels good. It feels like, I mean, I'm doing what I've needed to be doing over the years. Like, we go out and party with the boys every once in a while, but, like.
Bob
But when you guys. You guys are the dial kings, when you dial in, it's just like, yeah, yeah, 12 weeks.
Sean O'Malley
Dial, like, 12 weeks. Three months to straight up dial in. And outside of those three months, like, we'll party here and there, but even still, like, the weeks are dialed. So, I mean, that. That's. That's why we're here.
Gabe
You're pretty much. You think you become the face of the UFC after this fight?
Sean O'Malley
I do. I go out there and knock marab out. I do. I mean, 100. I just don't see. I mean, Alex PETA is still huge, but I think. I still think I. I could top it. Connor. I think Connor could come back for one more fight and really. And do some crazy numbers, but it's like he lo loses one more, that's like six in a row. He's gotta fall off at some point. Maybe not like that's just my prediction. Like if he loses again, there's no way he comes back and does a million pay per view buys. But he very well could is there.
Bob
And also you guys are kind of set up to be like, like you need to beat tough people to be considered one of the best. And like this fight, everyone knows it's like this is a tough fight. And then when you win, there's Umar waiting. He's another like those two guys, if you beat them, like you're in the conversation for one of the greatest fighters ever.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, I mean it is crazy. I did see someone was talking about that. I was like, I go out there, beat Merab and be Umar like.
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Sean O'Malley
That's. That's like, that cements me in history forever. That's crazy. And that's like, I could be 30. I could only be 30 years old by the time that happens. Like, I still got five years left. I could beat Ilya. You know, I could go. I could still add to that craziness of. Of that. Go out there. Box Gervonta. Box. Well, Ryan's on drugs. Box Gervonte. Could be crazy at a stadium in Vegas. Like, there's. There's still so much more for me. People ask me, how do you stay motivated? I'm like, there's so much more sweet for me to do. Like, if I run out of sweet.
Bob
Oh, yeah, we're just getting started, man.
Sean O'Malley
We're just getting started.
Gabe
Is there a bunch of comparisons or have people talked about how Canal is obviously fighting? You're fighting same day about who sells more pay per view guys?
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, I mean, I've been hearing that. Who's going to sell more pay per view buys? It's so tricky in today's age. Like, so easy to string, illegally stream it. So it's like, it's not even really, like, a fair comparison to who does more. It's going to be who has the headlines next week? Who's. Who are they talking about? Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, that whole week. Who are they talking about? That's who's going to steal the show. And that's where I feel like I'm going to be able to deliver for the UFC.
Bob
You see Canelo say he wants to fight McGregor in a fight.
Sean O'Malley
Fight or boxing. God, dude, Connor would get killed. Canelo, dude. Canelo's scary. Like, I would be scared for my life. I had to go box Canelo like that.
Bob
Does that suck to. I know you've been asked a lot, but for McGregor to kind of, like, turn on you like that, because you've just done nothing but respect them and you've.
Sean O'Malley
It is. I had a conversation with someone the other day, and they were saying, like, seems like he's not doing great. It's probably just past the point for me to want to talk. Like, I have been here and there in interviews, but it's past the point of that. It's more, like, sad at this. Like, it's honestly sad.
Gabe
What did he say?
Sean O'Malley
Someone like that?
Bob
I don't know exactly what he said, but he Went out sugar.
Sean O'Malley
He's been coming at me for little things here and there. But yeah, I, I guess I want to get to the point where it's like, okay, I don't need to throw stabs at him anymore. It's, it's. He needs help. Yeah, he needs help.
Gabe
Yeah. Merab said yesterday that this like wasn't at all personal for him, just a business thing. Do you take any of these fights personal?
Sean O'Malley
In the moment they seem personal. After it's like, man, well knock that dude out. So it's like, it's whatever at this point, but I think it is a little personal just because of the aljo thing. Like that was his friend, his best friend, his boyfriend, and now I've knocked him out and now it's like he almost wants to get that one back. So I feel like it's a little bit personal. And then the whole situation with Tim Rob saying he's gonna fight Tim in the streets after, he's gonna slap him in the face, like that's not business. There's no. But you know, making money, fighting Tim, that's, that's personal, dude.
Gabe
I love that. I think you guys have the, the most interesting coach, fighter 100, the most loyal dynamic ever.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah.
Gabe
I wish I had a Tim straight up.
Sean O'Malley
It's because we play Call of Duty every single day together. We play duos, we get dubs. Like, you do that chemistry. Yeah, yeah.
Bob
Bob, what do you think is the most important thing? Because Tim just did that throwback photo of you guys. What's like the secret to like a 10 year relationship with personal and business? There's obviously some up and downs. Like we know how it goes too. But what do you think's the secret?
Sean O'Malley
We've had very, very few downs. Really pretty much been mostly ups. Like, I don't know, I think we're both just try to constantly grow and I think that just, I don't know, maybe you can answer that.
Tim
Yeah, I mean, he's leveled me up. I've leveled him up too. And it's never really. We've always enjoyed what we've done so much and it's never really like I make my own money, he makes his own money. And I think where that happens is when the fighter starts making a lot of money and the coach's living is making off the fighter and they're like, hey, I should be getting a bigger percentage. And then it just turns into a money thing. Then it gets weird. But for us, it's never really been. Been like that.
Bob
You said Merab's the second best. So you think Umar's like the number one?
Tim
I think Aljo. Aljo. The way he pressured, the way he's so funky, the way he's so long, the way he takes the back and breaks people's spines when he gets on the back. But. But Morab's right up there too. Anyone who doesn't gas out in 25 minutes and can come forward the whole time for 25 minutes is absolutely.
Sean O'Malley
He shot 50 takedowns on Peter. Yawn. 50.
Bob
We were there for that fight. It was pretty ridiculous.
Sean O'Malley
I mean Peter Young has a completely different style than I do. I think that, I think that might have been in the big cage.
Tim
Was it Apex?
Sean O'Malley
It wasn't, no.
Bob
It was in some random arena but.
Sean O'Malley
I think it might have still been a smaller cage.
Bob
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Which plays a huge role. It's like playing half court basketball versus full court basketball. It's like, it's a different game. And Peter Yan's Marab's height so it's like he's a little bit more flat footed. So like Rob's not gonna be able to take 50 shots on me. But still fucking super impressive for him to be able to do that.
Gabe
Kyle came up with this idea. I want to get your guys opinion. I've been watching a lot of you like fight tutorials. He was, he's trying to convince me to do it. And Salim and Steve, us four versus Brad in the octagon.
Bob
Just wrestling though, like just jiu jitsu.
Gabe
But who do you think that we, us four can take? Brad in the octagon?
Tim
Yeah, yeah.
Bob
I mean he's scared to do it.
Tim
As long as you don't go in there. Kind of like scared if you go in there, all four attack him. Each limb get him down.
Bob
Me and Saleem grab one arm, Steve grabs another arm. Then he can't touch you. You're good.
Tim
I think one minute, you guys.
Gabe
I just feel like he would immediately just pick me up and throw me and get rid of me.
Sean O'Malley
Are you guys able to choke? That's how you guys win, right? Or is he able?
Bob
I think like I'd probably have to grab an arm. Celine would have to grab an arm. Steiny would be just kind of, I don't know, holding his leg. And then Steve's got to get him.
Sean O'Malley
Hanging from his wiener.
Tim
Once you get thrown though, you got to get back.
Gabe
I wouldn't go anywhere near his wiener. I don't know if you could get Gabe in there for that.
Sean O'Malley
Gabe, you could start maybe After, After.
Bob
Maybe Dub, you guys could ref it.
Gabe
You're not in the Brad, Gabe, you actually distract him. Get on your knees, you get down, hit him, and then we'll do.
Kyle
That's what he do every night.
Bob
But yeah, maybe we'll come to AZ and do it after.
Sean O'Malley
We got the cage. Yeah, we got the cage. Cage is. We could do either.
Tim
If you get thrown once and you just kind of get scared, but if you get.
Gabe
Dude, have you seen how he. How he pick Steve up and threw. Steve, that was crazy. So he could throw me out of the ring.
Bob
One on one, bro.
Gabe
It doesn't matter. The power to throw Steve. Like that means he would throw me out of the ring.
Tim
I think you might be better off with just you.
Bob
He's not gonna have like two hands though. I know Stein. He's just gonna get in our head and just be negative the whole time.
Gabe
Well, when subbing Gabe, when he rages, he rages.
Sean O'Malley
That's true.
Gabe
But.
Sean O'Malley
But rage.
Gabe
As fighters, you can agree that if you let emotion get involved, that's when you can expose yourself.
Sean O'Malley
Right? Exactly.
Tim
Your cardio doesn't go up when you rage.
Gabe
Your cardio.
Tim
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
No.
Tim
You still run out of juice.
Gabe
Yeah, that's a good point.
Sean O'Malley
How's Steve been?
Bob
I don't. He's been. What, in Japan?
Gabe
Oh, yeah, he's.
Sean O'Malley
Oh, I saw. He's in Japan, Nicaragua. Just all over the place.
Gabe
You probably don't care to hear this, and I know a lot of people probably tell you this all the time, but I think he's putting 300000 on you.
Sean O'Malley
Jesus. Well, I think Aiden's putting a million on me. So he said if I win, I'm gonna get a pink cyber truck, so I'll be sick.
Bob
That's dope.
Gabe
Does it?
Bob
Sugar's always a lock.
Sean O'Malley
I don't know if I'm still an underdog, but I was an underdog for like the entire buildup of this fight. I don't know if I am still.
Bob
When it originally got announced you were, but I think it shifted to even. Almost. Even now. I think.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah. I mean when people put money on me, it's like if I. If I lose, sorry. I don't feel bad.
Bob
It's like, does that fire you up.
Unknown
Or put like more.
Sean O'Malley
I don't think of it at like. Yeah, at all. Either way. Like, I have to go out there and do what I do and that's it.
Gabe
So these guys, like marab, who people just outside the US do that. A lot of their fans Just come at you on social media, like building up to the fight and Georgians. Yeah, I don't know.
Sean O'Malley
I don't really see it too much. I. I've been pretty good about not even like, checking that. So I. I don't know. I'm curious how this where the. Because he's pretending to be Mexican. I'm curious how this. I think this press conference will say a lot tonight. Like, who. Who's the crowd behind? Very curious.
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Gabe
Have you been working on your Spanish at all?
Sean O'Malley
See? A little bit.
Bob
I know you guys aren't looking past it, but what do you guys think of Umar?
Sean O'Malley
I don't even know if Umar is next, to be honest. Like, I usually have an idea of who's next from the oc. I don't know if Umar's next. I mean, there's the Ilia Max fights. October the Figuero could be possible next. So I wouldn't say Umar is for sure next, but if he is, like, that's a very big fight.
Tim
Yeah, Umar is a big problem, but who knows if he KOS Marab Clean and Max Holloway KOS Ilya or Ilya kos Max Holloway. Who knows, maybe Dana would want a huge fight. But Umar is a serious problem too.
Bob
And it's a serious opportunity because if you could slay like a Dagestani dragon. Yeah, there's no one would be Great. No one beats those guys.
Sean O'Malley
I mean they are.
Bob
That's what I meant by like, it's an opportunity to be like what the sugar just went on a run.
Sean O'Malley
It would be sweet. It's super. It gets you fired up for sure. But every. All, all those fights, like every fight after this is gonna be a big fight, so. But if Umar is next. Yeah, that could be huge. I feel like that deserves a stadium. That deserves a huge venue.
Gabe
What are the predictions for this pressy? You've like prepared.
Sean O'Malley
I don't have anything prepared. It's like press conferences. I can come on pause, I can get some giggles, say some one liners, but it's like press conference.
Kyle
But you got.
Bob
Your talking has gotten a lot better actually.
Sean O'Malley
I feel like I'm like. I get paid to not even crush. So it's like people expect so much out of press conferences nowadays because of Connor and Chael, which is. Yeah, I get like those guys were the elite of the elite at talking sometimes. If I got something, something good, but I don't know, I. I try not to. If I have something, an idea, I'll write it down, but I'm just going go with the flow. And yeah, I don't have anything planned this time. Not yet. Tim and I sometimes. Tim will sometimes think of a good idea.
Gabe
Well, dude. It is a funny clip though. When he was wearing your jacket, when he was. How did he even get your jacket, bro? You lent it to him.
Sean O'Malley
So you clearly see the video. I walk in, I take my jacket off just to show Aljo how funny yoked I am.
Gabe
Right?
Sean O'Malley
Right.
Gabe
Yeah, huge.
Sean O'Malley
So I take my jacket off and to be honest, I thought Tim was behind me still. They stopped him at the cage. So I take my jacket off and I hand my jacket to Marab. I don't know, Marab just happened to be there. I hand my jacket to Morob and then he puts it on and he's running around with it.
Gabe
But did you get it back?
Sean O'Malley
I'm wearing. I'm wearing the jacket for the press conference.
Gabe
Oh, so you have it back?
Sean O'Malley
Yeah. You didn't steal it. Oh, okay. But I'm. Because he, he got his own. Someone gave him a red like a replica jacket of my replica jacket. And so I'm curious. I'm thinking he might wear it tonight too. His and I'll wear mine. So it could be silly.
Gabe
Every time you fight all these like. And I'm on tick tock, all these old clips resurface and one that I've seen like 15 times this week is when you need Cheeto to the face. Imagine when that happens in the ring and you hit him that hard. Is there any party like, holy, how is he still standing?
Sean O'Malley
If I would have hit him in the jaw, boom. I think it would have shut his lights out. But I hit him like, in the eye. Boom. So that just shows how tough. Like, if you get knocked out, it doesn't matter how tough you are, you get knocked out. I think that just hit him perfectly to where it just probably hurt really bad. But it wasn't knocked out. Cheeto's literally as tough as it gets. You do not get tougher than that guy.
Gabe
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
So I wasn't. And I knew that going in. Dude's very, very. He's known for his durability. Rob's, you know, very durable too. But if you get hit in the right spot, you're gonna get knocked out. So if that would have land on the chin right there, I think it would have put his lights out.
Bob
But it seems like Merab's, like, a bit obsessed with you. I was watching his.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah.
Bob
Day yesterday and he's like, I've been have my eye on Sugar since the Contender series and like, I've wanted to fight him so long, I called him out in 2018.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah.
Bob
And he's like, got that fake Sugar Sean too. Like, I was watching it yesterday and I was like, he is a funny guy, though. But I was like, seems like he's a bit obsessed or something.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah. Dude. Every time Ra Fought, he would call me out after every fight. It's probably a compilation. You smoke, I train. Like, he's just constantly calling me out, but it was never an interesting fight just because he is. It would be like a 15 minute decision. 15 minute decision. It was never like an interesting. He was never popular. He was never like that guy.
Bob
He said you were dodging him, but it's also like, you were always a big star, so everyone's calling you out. You know everyone's gonna respond to him.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah. Like, if I fought, if I had to fight everyone that called me out in 2018, 2019, it was like I would have bought like 13 times. Everyone's calling me out, but the fight makes sense now. Like, he's on a 10 fight win streak. I knocked out his buddy. I'm the champ, I'm defending. Like, it makes the most sense now. And I feel like every fight I've had has been like that. It's like that Peter Yan fight made sense. The Algae fight made sense. The Cheeto rematch Made sense. So I think they just keep making sense and making cheddar.
Gabe
Does. Does your mentality change at all from when you first started fighting and now where you are today? You have money, you're that guy. Like, do you still love fighting as much as you used to?
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, I love it more. More eyeballs. Like that's what I got in for. Like the money, everything. But I got into it released. I wanted to be in the NFL. I want to catch touchdowns, I want to run kickback kickoffs. I wanted to be on TV and doing sweet. So, like, the fact that it's on right now, it's bigger than it's ever been. It's like I'm more motivated, more dialed than I've ever been. So as long as I keep. Keep having huge fights, I'm gonna be. I'm not gonna run out of motivation. I enjoy training camp. I enjoy dialing in. I enjoy how I feel when I'm in camp. So right now we're good with the.
Gabe
You went and visited. I saw you with Kyler Murray. Were you throwing too?
Sean O'Malley
I launched a couple.
Gabe
How far do you throw the ball?
Sean O'Malley
So how far? I was about 50 yards.
Gabe
60 yards.
Sean O'Malley
Maybe 4, maybe 50, maybe 55. I could launch it.
Gabe
That's pretty far.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, I could launch it. I was punting it pretty good too. I had some good punts. Hands. I got big hands. So I was catching some balls. I mean passes. I remember.
Bob
Heard of any big celebs that are coming to this fight?
Sean O'Malley
I haven't heard of any right now.
Tim
Mexican ot.
Sean O'Malley
Mexican OT Said he's popping out. That'll be sick. I know the Canelo fights like right across the street, so I'll be curious. I mean, I can't imagine, like if you could pick going to the Sphere, Sugar versus Marab or go to Canelo versus Brigalado. On the entertainment aspect, are you really gonna go to T Mobile, sit and watch a 36 minute boxing match? Are you gonna go to a spirit experience, something brand new and an electrifying ko? It's pretty obvious to me, but tickets are a little bit more expensive at the Sphere, so I think we'll see. See the Brokies go to T Mobile.
Bob
You said Leo's pulling up.
Sean O'Malley
No.
Gabe
Yeah. I don't want to break that. Our. Our friendship's kind of behind the scenes, so. Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Did Bob ever get Harry Potter? Apparently not, right?
Gabe
No, he's just.
Bob
He's more zapped than ever.
Sean O'Malley
Every time I see that dude's like Snapchat pop up. I'M like, dude, his eyes are gonna fall out of his head any minute now. Yeah, he's always. He's always getting a drink, heading to somewhere.
Bob
What'd you say you're gonna do after? You might do something or go to the.
Sean O'Malley
There's the world series of war zone Sunday after the day after the fight. But I think our plane leaves at noon. Cardinals play at 1 in Arizona, so I wouldn't mind holding that belt. Walking. Walking. Oh, that'll be sick, right?
Gabe
Yeah, that would be epic. Who does Arizona play? Do you know?
Sean O'Malley
They play Chargers.
Gabe
Can you dunk?
Sean O'Malley
Rams? Can I dunk?
Gabe
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
On what? Hoop?
Gabe
Yeah, like a little hoop. Like a ten foot hoop.
Sean O'Malley
Oh, no.
Gabe
Okay.
Sean O'Malley
I wish, dude.
Gabe
Remember when we played baseball?
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, I smacked that, but I.
Gabe
First pitch, he hit like a 300 plus home run. Wild first pitch.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah.
Gabe
I was like, damn, this guy's a real athlete.
Sean O'Malley
No, I can ball, though.
Tim
Did you guys watch the debate at all?
Gabe
Of course. What are your thoughts?
Sean O'Malley
He's swaying Kamala.
Tim
I'm like, well, she was saying all the. That I don't.
Bob
Trump got ripped up, right?
Gabe
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Really? Is that what they're saying?
Bob
That's what everyone said.
Sean O'Malley
I mean, I don't watch it, but.
Bob
For me it was like, typical Trump. Like, I mean, that's what he does every time. But I think people either you kind of know, do people really switch their, their, their choices?
Gabe
Like, I think there's just people that don't know what they're doing. Like there is that population of people that aren't sure, and that's what it's about. But then you have your people who are going to go Kamala Trump. Either way do.
Sean O'Malley
Politics are so wild.
Bob
It's a circus this year.
Sean O'Malley
He's a big bitcoin guy, too. Big crypto guy. Crypto the moon, huh? Who Tim.
Gabe
Oh, you are.
Sean O'Malley
No, no, no, no.
Gabe
Any. What do you have to post fight plans?
Sean O'Malley
We have zook after party. It's. It's. It's so hard, dude. It's hard to say. Like, just depends how the fight goes. It just. I don't really. Zook after party is the plan, but plans, like, could be in the hospital. Yeah, you just never know where you're gonna be at the end of a fight.
Gabe
Has Drake placed his bet yet?
Sean O'Malley
I'm not sure.
Gabe
He had you last time, didn't he?
Bob
Yeah, Drake with sugar.
Sean O'Malley
I think he had you. I know he had Aljo because he messaged me after the Aljo fight.
Gabe
He took Aljo.
Bob
He took Aljo.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, but the Cheeto fight. I don't even know if he did he. I don't think he bet.
Gabe
I don't know.
Sean O'Malley
I don't know. Hopefully it's a.
Gabe
What did he message you after Aljo? I saw he commented on your post ig. Yeah, yeah.
Bob
Damn.
Sean O'Malley
What do you think about the whole Kendrick and Drake thing? Is Drake.
Bob
I mean Kendrick dropped something recently, right? Did he? I think he dropped something yesterday.
Sean O'Malley
I think there's another stack they might.
Bob
Be heating up again. Oh, but now Kendrick's at the Super Bowl.
Sean O'Malley
I'm there for the heat up that them dropping like that's fire though.
Bob
Like I like Kendrick really plotted that for like time. Like he really wanted to take out Drake, bro.
Gabe
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Did that affect him, you think like. Or his views are probably the same, right? I don't know.
Bob
Like do you guys bump Kendrick?
Sean O'Malley
I. That song comes. I play like rap caviar daily.
Bob
Like he's got a couple tracks. But I'm saying like Drake's catalog compared to Kendrick's.
Sean O'Malley
Like overall I definitely listen to more Drake.
Gabe
They also just announced that Kendrick's performing at the halftime at Super Bowl.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, that'll be huge. That's. That'll be huge.
Gabe
The biggest event to perform at.
Sean O'Malley
So. That's crazy, dude. Football's so massive. I was looking at NFL numbers like revenue compared to just any other sport and it's double.
Gabe
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Crazy, dude.
Gabe
The Taylor Swift effect, bro.
Sean O'Malley
I. Well, I mean it's always been that big.
Gabe
No, I know, but it's.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, it's definitely got any.
Gabe
Have you talked to your boy Joey B at all?
Sean O'Malley
I haven't talked to Joey at all. No, not. I haven't. Have you guys.
Gabe
Joey, he comes to the fights. We'll chill with him at the fights.
Sean O'Malley
I know. I was figured a lot of the NFL guys would probably want to be there, but Saturday night game on Sunday, probably chilling.
Gabe
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Which kind of sucks. But I've been. That would have been cool. It's cool. I was doing an interview with like the Buffalo Bills. Some like small interview. I was like trying to get more involved with the NFL and like Josh Allen's a huge fan. Put superstar on his playlist and like.
Bob
That would be smart. You should do that.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah, I'm definitely trying to integrate myself into the NFL more and do do stuff with those guys. Cuz it is dude. It was my first love. First dream was to be in the NFL. Obsessed with the NFL and when I moved to Arizona for like five, six years, cuz Tim's like bro, Football's not it and I just didn't watch it either. So we didn't watch football for like five or six years. But I slowly been getting back into it.
Gabe
Why? Why is football not it?
Sean O'Malley
Because he's Jehovah's Witness. Was.
Gabe
I didn't expect that out of you.
Tim
No, I was. He's lying. He just got out of it because we were training all the time. We still be in the matter.
Sean O'Malley
Tell them about your, your football stories. The glasses, the butt pad on the front. Tell them about that one. That's fire.
Tim
I mean, yeah, as soon as my first. Because I was raised Jehovah's Witness. So my first year playing football, I had the butt pad in the front just blocking the glasses, the bar down the middle of my helmet.
Gabe
You went specs?
Sean O'Malley
Yeah.
Gabe
Some dude, specs can be deceiving because some of those guys are ballers.
Sean O'Malley
Well they're so they know like what was your job on kickoff?
Tim
Just hit the, hit the front line as hard as you can. Get laid out 9 out of 10 times.
Sean O'Malley
I just wish I had video of.
Tim
I might. No, actually I got my brain checked. I got my brain checked. I'm pretty healthy actually.
Gabe
Good.
Sean O'Malley
I wish there's video of you just sprinting down, getting laid out. I'm sure Bugsy has it somewhere.
Gabe
Did you, did you do any other streams this week besides Aiden?
Sean O'Malley
No, no, I just did Aiden's.
Gabe
Any. Anybody?
Sean O'Malley
Any.
Gabe
Cuz you are very active in the streaming community. Anybody else you're you want to collab with or you want to do something with?
Sean O'Malley
Dude, honestly, when I stream when I game it's like I just want to rip with the fellas. Yeah. Like I, I enjoy, I've played with like Nick Merckx and Tim the Tap man and those guys and it's fun. I do enjoy it. But like dude, I have an hour and a half, two hours to game. Like I'm hopping on with Sono Tim, our other buddy Trev. Like we're, we got a little squad and we do that but after fights for a good solid two, three weeks, I do play like six hours a day sometimes. Like it's good though.
Gabe
Therapeutic, bro.
Sean O'Malley
Well, it's like I'm, I'm. It's so weird going from 12 week training camp to out of camp because every Monday I have the exact same schedule every Monday train twice do do my schedule train two twice on Tuesday. So it's so weird. Roll around Monday it's like what the do I do?
Gabe
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Game. Yeah, we have some, some amateurs and young pros and fighting in Montana next weekend. The weekend after ours. So, yeah, next weekend. So we're going to Montana for those guys, then Kill Tony's gonna be at Resorts World next on Wednesday. That's gonna be sick. You guys with Kill Tony ever?
Gabe
Yeah, Tony. I like Tony.
Sean O'Malley
That show is the best show.
Bob
Crazy.
Sean O'Malley
Like, dude, those guys, he's. They're crushing. So we'll probably pop by one of those.
Tim
You guys been getting fit, though? Have you been going to the clubs much?
Gabe
No, I slowed down a lot.
Bob
Slowed down a lot.
Gabe
Yeah, I had a.
Bob
The hangovers are just crazy.
Gabe
All it takes is one crazy week, and then you're like, all right, I need to take a break.
Sean O'Malley
It's a good reminder to say, well, when he chill.
Gabe
No, until. For a month, probably.
Tim
Really?
Gabe
Yeah. Having breakfast, you know, with no sleep.
Tim
What year was probably the hardest year for you guys? Every weekend, club chicks.
Bob
Probably last summer.
Gabe
Last summer, it was a dark.
Tim
Just go.
Bob
Just going. Right.
Gabe
Because we're also doing Fourth of July 10 different.
Sean O'Malley
Oh, yeah, we did.
Bob
We were in the club. Was it Fourth of July?
Sean O'Malley
Was that two years ago, though?
Bob
I think two, maybe. Okay. Yeah. I'm losing. Probably the last two summers, we were in the club for, like, 12 hours or, like 10 hours.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah. Oh, Fourth of July, that time. Yeah, that was crazy. But that's also what happy Dad's gotten so successful.
Bob
Yeah.
Sean O'Malley
Pushing it as much as you guys were. Like, every time you guys, we had.
Bob
To put in some work drinking.
Sean O'Malley
Yeah. I mean, you got to do what.
Bob
You got to, bro.
Gabe
Well, Saturday night, we'll relive the glory days.
Sean O'Malley
Yep. We could have one more little banger Saturday night. Hope you know, celebrating.
Bob
I think you guys got to wrap up. We appreciate you coming. Appreciate you all.
Gabe
Obviously, everyone always asks you this.
Sean O'Malley
Predictions second round KO Kill this dude. Let's go. And then Tim sleeps him after.
Gabe
All right, let's go. Thank you guys. So much sugar. Show Uncle Welsh, baby.
Tim
Let's go, boys.
Full Send Podcast: Suga Sean x Nelk Boys | Ep. 134 – Detailed Summary
Released on September 13, 2024 by Shots Podcast Network, the Full Send Podcast episode 134 features an engaging conversation between the Nelk Boys and special guest Suga Sean. The episode delves deep into the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), highlighting upcoming fights, training regimens, personal relationships, and the broader UFC landscape. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the key discussions, insights, and conclusions drawn during the episode.
The episode kicks off with discussions surrounding the highly anticipated fight between Suga Sean and Merab. The hosts express excitement about the upcoming press conference and the nature of the event.
Press Conference Venue and Timing:
Ambiance and Focus:
Sean opens up about his journey in the UFC, his aspirations, and how he envisions his future within the sport.
Manifesting Success:
Future Fights and Goals:
A significant portion of the conversation revolves around Sean's relationship with his coach, Tim, highlighting the synergy and mutual growth they've experienced over a decade-long partnership.
Mutual Growth:
Financial Harmony:
The discussion provides an in-depth look at what to expect in the forthcoming fight, analyzing both fighters' strengths and strategies.
Analyzing Merab's Strengths:
Sean's Strategy:
Coach Tim's Perspective:
The hosts and Sean explore the current UFC landscape, discussing potential future matchups and their implications on Sean's ranking.
Umar's Position:
Comparisons with Other Fighters:
Beyond the octagon, the conversation shifts to personal interests, including gaming, football, and community engagements, providing a more rounded view of Sean's life.
Gaming and Streaming:
Football Aspirations:
The episode touches upon Sean's interactions with celebrities, particularly his relationship with Drake and thoughts on social media dynamics.
Drake's Involvement:
Responding to Social Media Challenges:
Wrapping up the episode, the hosts and Sean share their excitement for the upcoming fight and reflect on the journey so far.
Looking Ahead:
Closing Statements:
Sean O'Malley on Manifesting Success:
"I do feel like I've kind of manifested this because I know Max and Elia wanted this... I'm doing what I need to be doing." (06:36)
Discussion on Merab's Endurance:
"His endurance and constantly being able to go forward for 25 minutes is insane." (05:25)
Sean on His Relationship with Tim:
"We've had very, very few downs. Really pretty much been mostly ups." (13:21)
Sean's Strategy Against Merab:
"If I would have hit him in the jaw, boom. I think it would have shut his lights out." (21:35)
Future Aspirations in Boxing:
"I could still add to that craziness of... Box Gervonta. Could be crazy at a stadium in Vegas." (10:15)
On Streaming and Gaming:
"When I stream when I game it's like I just want to rip with the fellas." (30:42)
Responding to Social Media Challenges:
"I don't think of it at like... I have to go out there and do what I do." (17:11)
Closing Enthusiasm:
"Predictions second round KO. Kill this dude. Let's go." (33:01)
Focused Preparation: Sean and his team are meticulously preparing for the upcoming fight, emphasizing strategic planning and mental readiness.
Strong Mentor Relationships: The enduring partnership between Sean and Tim underscores the importance of trust and mutual growth in achieving success.
Ambitious Future Plans: Sean's aspirations extend beyond current fights, with potential moves into boxing and aiming for top UFC rankings.
Engaged Community Presence: Sean actively participates in the streaming community and maintains a strong presence on social media, fostering a loyal fanbase.
Resilience Against Challenges: Despite criticisms and challenges on social media, Sean remains focused and undeterred, highlighting his mental fortitude.
For those interested in the intricacies of MMA, fighter dynamics, and the journey of a top-tier athlete, this episode of the Full Send Podcast offers invaluable insights and an engaging dialogue between prominent personalities.