DC & Rogan react to Sean O’Malley’s KO win vs. Aljamain Sterling | UFC 292 | ESPN MMA

Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier react to Sean O’Malley becoming the bantamweight champion after knocking out Aljamain Sterling in the main event of UFC 292 in Boston.
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[@bradleyjacks2691]

Y'all told me O'Malley wasn't ready and bro had Aljo on all fours kissing the canvas lmao.

[@Trihard_7]

Who's y'all?

[@non-biasedfalconfan7202]

@@Trihard_7 "Those people"

[@bmorkidkyrie7372]

@@non-biasedfalconfan7202speak with ur chest bro say what u mean

[@gofish7388]

Yes, those guys

[@BEATmyguest31]

It was fixed though 👍👍 kinda weird how similar it looked to Conor vs Aldo huh?

[@WontSeeReplies]

This really showed Aljo’s character. Accepted defeat against a fighter he expected to beat. He didn’t make excuses. Instead he congratulated Sean and his team. Very classy, and I was rooting against him..

[@TheEskimeaux]

Agreed

[@greuju]

Cuz he's always been a loser and never a fighter. Both times he's forced to stand he gets shhhhhlept. I'd be graceful too if I could only win off my knees

[@santaclause3487]

He’s kinda old too. He had his time. Probably killing himself to make weight.

[@nvarchives]

sure u would buddy. u don't know how it is to be in any of their positions@@greuju

[@oneyedthing]

Dude you gotta wait for the podcast, He'll cry about the stoppage and will break the deal with his "pal", Merab Merab is a legit contender and could have beaten Aljo and made a name for himself. Aljo held him back. This fight was supposed to be his last fight in the bantam weight. He got to honor the deal with Merab

[@sportsfan_913]

O'Malley was the only one of Aljo's recent opponents to acknowledge his greatness. Aljo now recognizes Sean's.

[@lexide9432]

TRUUUEEEE RESPECT FOR ALJO STILL

[@geOrge_carlin]

Good observation m8.

[@JW-28]

Alja is still a gd beast. I would like to see a rematch if Alja would beat another top 3 or 5 guy first.

[@sportsfan_913]

@@JW-28 maybe Aljo rematch vs Sandhagen?

[@santaclause3487]

@@JW-28 sounds like he might be down at that weight class. He is kinda old.

[@Kyle_919]

Anyone who says early stoppage doesn’t realize that aljo was about to take worse ground and pound than he already was, he curled up on all fours and Marc was right to step in before O’Malley could land a more devastating shot. Respect to both fighters but O’Malley had the timing figured out after round 1.

[@jlozano2014]

Nah that's his fight style, he has done that his whole career.

[@paydn202]

he was going in and out of consciousness theyre just super mad right now lmao

[@marcoroach7820]

Bro took 8-12 hammerfists on bottom. Just panic scrambling isn’t enough to keep the fight going. Can’t take shots like that on the ground after getting dropped and not expect a stoppage

[@shyme_8280]

​@@jlozano2014na man ...u never turn ur back when u are getting hammer fists. Glad the ref saved his brain.

[@heroofharo]

I'd have like to see it go another 2-3 seconds and go from there, but it certainly wasn't an egregious stoppage.

[@ardnfast]

Sean's footwork and feints were first class 👌

[@KingInTraining]

Nobody brings so much fear in that right hand in the divisions history

[@JC-2K]

Best bantamweight of all time 😢

[@sportsfan_913]

The whole week just felt like McGregor/Aldo. So few giving O'Malley a chance. Crowd going nuts for Suga & he lands a perfect shot going backwards.

[@howitcrumbles]

true story

[@davidfam2147]

dana never liked aljo, quick turnaround and boston lol we know what it is but wait zhang beat that girl for 5 rounds and no stoppage ok

[@lancearmstrong7864]

Yeah but Aldo was a striker. Aljo was a dominant wrestler like Khabib. It was Khabib vs Conor with the exception that Sean could win

[@santaclause3487]

@@davidfam2147 omalley would have murdered Aldo if they let that go much longer. Once he rolls over on his face what do u think would happen? He couldn’t even defend himself in a position he loves and feels comfortable which is on his back. He had no idea what was going on.

[@abhijitbhattacharjee7138]

Atleast Aldo didn't talk trash like Aljo

[@lexide9432]

Aljo didnt claim early stoppage yet Omalley haters are LOL. Respect for Aljo

[@mafrank1natural]

💯 and if they watch the replay in slow motion he was knocked out at least two times unconscious and O'Malley welcome back up with his punches.

[@waykool698]

Watch the post fight… this guy. Smh

[@BigDaddy-je2nq]

@@mafrank1naturalhe didn’t even get knocked out on the counter punch, he put his hands out to break his fall and kept defending on the ground

[@Yoo541]

I gotta say I really appreciated Aljo’s honesty about what is realistic for him going forward. One of the GOATS at bantamweight, but now it’s time for the SUGA SHOW

[@geOrge_carlin]

I agree and appreciate Aljo`s honesty.. and that he didn`t dispute the stoppage.. but I`m so glad he`s gone.

[@NoahCanFB]

Merab

[@NICKandJAMEScomedy]

Yeah gotta love the honesty, but he needs to rematch the Suga show or fight merab for another shot

[@draco2xx]

eff sterling, he's pathetic

[@pablogats4627]

One of the goats lol y'all need ta chill

[@alcottdevalte7440]

It's really awesome to finally have a champ that can be liked by most people for good reasons and an exciting fighting style. We needed this.

[@NoahCanFB]

Y'all just hate blacks 🤣🤣 be honest

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Need that Charles win over Islam in the rematch 😫

[@Runnit12]

@@AliFrankTheTanknot happening

[@nickgrandshaw9521]

You never know, takes one punch

[@getemdetric60]

@@nickgrandshaw9521yeaa sean literally just proved it

[@jaydaniel2145]

We are now in the SUGA ERA!

[@AliFrankTheTank]

!!!!!

[@DannyDemonz]

Dana paid Aljo to take a dive because he’s black and can’t sell. They wanted Sean to win to get more lgbtxyz fans🌈🌈🌈

[@SamayBohra]

Umar nurmagomedov is still there

[@MA-gv3wg]

Homeless lesbo

[@santaclause3487]

@@DannyDemonzlol.

[@porkwop9171]

There was a moment in the 1st round where there was a switch in momentum almost. It went from aljo walking sean down looking to cut him off and get him against the fence, to omalley walking aljo down. I think aljo was trying all different types of ways to try and get an opening to shoot a takedown or clinch but he was scared to get countered. Omalleys footwork was too good. And as soon as aljo got impatient and tried to force an opening...the end

[@jimcarrington6744]

thats how i saw it

[@dylenmckinlay4209]

Spot on was saying the same thing 👌🏼

[@alltimehustle3307]

Aljo also said he was having trouble getting him pressed against the cage so he was gonna let omally press him then switch it and put O’Malley on the cage, but it also looked like aljo had a tiny bit of success by getting like 50% to a takedown and landed a punch or kick then jumped in and got caught

[@superpasi7315]

Aljo didn’t protest the stoppage (which I thought was very good anyways) and also made no excuses, respect to him he showed class in defeat

[@j.l.torres4610]

After the fight he said it was an early stoppage even though he thought he was in Vegas and then he mentioned getting caught only because he didn't want to be boring. So false in both aspects.

[@BigDaddy-je2nq]

If your boss tells you to go home for the day you don’t tell them “but I didn’t finish the work”

[@jasonosborne9063]

Suga looking like Izzy tonight. 👊🏻

[@Bobby_francis]

Shout out to Tim! One of the best coaches in the game

[@shahmianas8512]

That suga sniper right hand! He's right up there with the likes of peak Conor and Adesanya..... just beautiful counter striking...... so pleasing to watch. Very smart fighter too plays with his energy really well. Doesn't panic when take downs are attempted on him like Adesanya... me thinks he's gonna hold onto this belt for a while.... got some real dynamite in those hands!

[@lancearmstrong7864]

I hope he will defend his belt like Izzy did. Merab should fight his boyfriend Aljo. Cory vs Sean.

[@shahmianas8512]

@@lancearmstrong7864 yes! Also if Umar is as good as he's showing himself to be and he beats a couple of top contenders it will be one heck of a superfight with Suga in the years to come!

[@viktorcheng2061]

@@shahmianas8512 they pushing O’Malley hard now cause he sells but UFC is also pushing Umar. Why would they put Umar against Sandhagen, that’s a big leap in rankings. The Nurmagemedov name is huge

[@nigeldean3726]

@@lancearmstrong7864 Cory is injured, why is everyone forgetting this?

[@kaptinfancy]

Snoop Dog new it first. He knew it all along.

[@bulletbeast6827]

It seemed like Aljo could continue but O’Malley landed a lot of shots, referee did the right thing . If it continued he would have landed a lot more because he distanced himself so well Aljo would have had nothing to respond with.

[@republicangenz]

16 unanswered blows

[@yunusgulen7769]

This isn't just prediction; it's fight foresight taken to a whole new level!

[@ahmetkayra2067]

Predicting fights like a boss. No words!

[@tawandamubhoyi1318]

Aljo was reacting big to every feint and switches Seans was making in round 1. Second round he had Aljo figured out.

[@29n]

o'malley is a lot harder to grab than people think. everyones gameplan when fighting o'malley is to try pressuring him against the cage and taking him down. aljo only got in close with o'malley twice, and one of them was off of o'malley's own mistake. o'malley got out of both, which probably made aljo impatient and upset, then we saw what we saw

[@EnesPolat-bg8hj]

His fight foresight is like a superpower straight out of a comic book.

[@mafrank1natural]

Everyone who is saying early stoppage... are you kidding me ? ? Go watch the replay in slow motion.. he was knocked out at least two times and got rewoke up again when O'Malley kept punching him!

[@jimcarrington6744]

agreed talk is cheap

[@garthalmunemuralias9101]

no that’s not what happened are you blind he was stilling moving he even switched positions you can’t do that unconscious you twit

[@jimcarrington6744]

@@Dr.SmegmaJones I suppose you wanted Aljo's career to be ended. I suppose you want the fight to continue until death. I suppose you just want to complain.

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Suga Sean era has just started

[@samzCook]

that +220 for the W and that +330 for KO feeling gooooooood right now babyyyyyy

[@nicktekula5167]

Cory vs. Sean is the fight to make. Two high level strikers

[@siktrilogy23]

Crazy how fast DC switches up

[@vemps]

That right hand was perfect. Didn't saw that coming.

[@geOrge_carlin]

For me, the 2nd most satisfying win ever (the 1st being Nate choking out McTapper).

[@nomprenom9337]

What about Alex knocking out Izzy ?

[@kazuma5396]

Exactly how I feel. Loved seeing suga rise and seeing how he shut his doubters up. Beautiful

[@gagearmijo4150]

​@kazuma5396 still a drug cheat

[@lancearmstrong7864]

For me it was McRoids tapping to Khabib. After that comes Nate for sure. Than Dusin breaking Conors leg and Aljo/Sean

[@bearcatcow]

nothing will ever compare to when holm head kicked ronda to end that era.

[@mikebird5148]

Sean's stand up is so sick!

[@turkkurt2013]

This level of accuracy defies all explanation.

[@muhammadumar4171]

Man Sean is a SNIPER!! He does not use power at all, it's all technique and timing. He surely makes this division exciting again. One mistake and you are sleeping on the mat.

[@dipengurungoffical4342]

One mistake u r sleeping on the mat ☝️😇👍👍

[@jesusisking3814]

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jesus Christ loves you so much that He died for your sins and rose from the dead. If you repent from evil ways, believe that Jesus has paid the fine for your sins on the cross and confess Him as your Lord, you will be saved. You see, we all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, that's why Jesus Christ, fullness of Godhead bodily, lived a perfect life, fulfilled the prophecies and law, shed His Blood at the cross just so you could be forgiven, reconciled back to the Father, receive God's love, be made a new creation, whole, sanctified. It's not about religion and what good works you can do to earn salvation, it's only by grace through faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ. Read God's Word, preferably start with Gospel of John, pray for the Holy Spirit to fill you, give you wisdom and revelation that way you're born again and see your life changed by the Spirit of the Most High. Much love and God bless you!

[@seankennedy4284]

Chael made a good vid yesterday about how O'Malley's striking poses a problem, even for great wrestlers looking to take him down.

[@SlaveofTheMostGracious]

Dc Throwing Umar s name right into the pack.. Such a dad never cease to look after family 😂

[@kevinlorenz8608]

Tim Welch and Suga Sean best duo

[@toku58]

Aljo Looked Afraid of O'Malley.

[@ikifutbolmerakls3806]

How does he predict every move with such precision? Mind-boggling!

[@realmomgaming]

👏🏻 👏🏻 nothin like him

[@jesusisking3814]

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jesus Christ loves you so much that He died for your sins and rose from the dead. If you repent from evil ways, believe that Jesus has paid the fine for your sins on the cross and confess Him as your Lord, you will be saved. You see, we all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, that's why Jesus Christ, fullness of Godhead bodily, lived a perfect life, fulfilled the prophecies and law, shed His Blood at the cross just so you could be forgiven, reconciled back to the Father, receive God's love, be made a new creation, whole, sanctified. It's not about religion and what good works you can do to earn salvation, it's only by grace through faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ. Read God's Word, preferably start with Gospel of John, pray for the Holy Spirit to fill you, give you wisdom and revelation that way you're born again and see your life changed by the Spirit of the Most High. Much love and God bless you!

[@Zeronex_1]

We're witnessing something extraordinary.

[@legittshittful]

Suga Sean seems like he fights like he breathes constantly switching stances up timings are never predictable smooth fast and powerful

[@darkclaw1462]

Guess all those Sean haters are deleting your comments saying Aljo was going to take him down and fold him in 1 RD. Can’t keep that same energy, because its the Suga era baby! 🍬🍬🍬

[@RoYal_dte]

Definitely deserves a rematch. I hate that we as fans and the ufc as an organization don’t give certain champs there rightful rematch. If Izzy gets one after being ko’d cold than Aljo deserves one right away as well. Let’s be fair.

[@dustinfennimore8104]

Completely different fights though

[@Byronic19134]

I agree with you but the problem here is Aljo himself said he couldn't take his shots so I doubt he even wants a rematch.

[@Ren-X]

Some fighters demand it in their contracts, but I guess not everyone

[@jayluis189]

Yeah, Sterling should sit out and wait after O'malley's 1st defense like Stipe & DC, then get an "automatic" rematch. He just fought Cejudo and O'malley within months of each other.

[@RoYal_dte]

@@jayluis189 if he wants it he should get it. If he doesn’t want it then that’s his decision

[@skylerdickinson5950]

S/o dc on that analysis.A1

[@Cody-a-dawg]

That right hand was quick

[@captaininsano2777]

Saw this upset coming a mile away😂. Why does Sean get disrespected so often?

[@yeomans9696]

Up until this point his best win was an arguable split decision

[@THNIC420]

​@@yeomans9696significant win perhaps. But his whole career to this point way spectacular knockouts

[@alcottdevalte7440]

I have been saying this for years; Sterling has a clumsy, awkward and sloppy style, which someone finally exploited. People always got mad when I said this...

[@Rman237]

Yup after 6 years u are finally right 🎉🎉🎉

[@jaradrichardsC137]

Um, fought tons of top tier fighters of all styles and beat them, and eventually made a mistake and lost. But somehow you take one example as proof over years of trial

[@dn8632]

@@jaradrichardsC137 lmfao one bad example this mans only finish in his “goat run” is a one armed tj pillashaw the guy has a boring style that makes every fight a 3-2 decision

[@alcottdevalte7440]

@@jaradrichardsC137 Sterling literally won the belt by a DQ win, then close split decisions and a lame fight against TJ. He was always sloppy but nobody in the bantamweight division actually does any submissions...

[@murtazatalash6215]

This guy knows moves before the fighters do!

[@eraykaya5355]

UFC fights + Awaken Beerus's insights = A mesmerizing fusion of anticipation and prediction.

[@Miniturehulkfitness]

Lamo this goes to all his haters saying he will never get the belt 😂😂😂 while trolling smoking weed doing podcast my boi is a beast

[@santaclause3487]

If Sterling won this it would have made him a legend. Still one of the greats. But a lot of people should have seen this coming. Omalley gets better and young, Sterling is 34. Most of these welterweight and down fighters are over the hill by that age. That’s why I think Colby is underrated and going to blow up even more. He’s 35 and just hitting prime it seems. About to have the belt whenever Leon quits running.

[@xXLgtscopsXx]

Yeah usually in your prime in early to mid 30s so

[@santaclause3487]

@@xXLgtscopsXx true. Like Usman khabib and mcgregor are all in their primes right now at the age of 34 or 35 lol. Maybe back in the beginning of ufc it was like that, when it wasn’t even considered a sport.

[@xxrkg8437]

@@santaclause3487mcgregor not in his prime

[@santaclause3487]

@@xxrkg8437 I was being sarcastic. Nobody at mid 30s is in their prime welterweight and down.

[@dylusional419]

Sean has called this for years. I had to put up with haters the same way I did during the Conor/Aldo leadup. Lmaoooo! Take that haters!!! What now??! 😂😂🥱

[@TheKingofKingscorona]

im a big sean omally guy. when dc said u may need a striker to beat omally, sandhagon name just sent shivers down my spine omy what a fight that would be

[@billfranks9881]

imagine getting slept by a dude with deer legs and pink cornrows sucks 2 suck🤣🤣🤣

[@ashardeadpool3922]

Love it Sugar Show, aljo needed to be KO.

[@ohnomyles]

Absolutely Insane 💯

[@hitlerdamno1]

His predictions are like a glimpse into a UFC future that only he can see.

[@MikeBarratt-lk3gt]

And Stirling wanted to go up to 145😂 volk would starch him😮

[@kazuma5396]

They immediately started discrediting suga after the stoppage but now wanna say it was a good stoppage? Just like the thousands of other OMalley haters i hope you cope and seethe

[@J.Lee-xv6wb]

even if it was a early stoppage, Aljo got pummeled in 40 secs. He was dead no matter what.

[@karasahin61]

I thought I knew fights, but this guy is on a whole new level.

[@treeoflife162]

"Location Location Location" Anik is the best

[@ERAIDERSUNUM]

O’Malley won? No way that’s not what all the experts said would happen though!! Crazy wow apparently strikers are dangerous who would’ve thought the way of the tiger is not dead yet

[@DannyDemonz]

Dana paid Aljo to take a dive because he can’t sell. It was a early stoppage Aljo was about to grab his leg for a leg lock.

[@rw8945]

🤡

[@VIi726]

Go get some fresh air mate lol

[@shanash143]

Early stoppage 100%

[@morpheus2270]

took a dive face first into the canvas bloodied face bouncing off the canvas.

[@acidity5924]

@@shanash143 cope

[@efekanacar5924]

His prediction game is like unlocking the mysteries of the Octagon's tale.

[@ramazancetin6962]

It's like he's watching the fight from a different dimension.

[@chillbro4601]

Merab gonna eat good

[@yugen.111]

Umar murders both of them

[@bigben42]

Merab is gonna get chinned too

[@yugen.111]

@bigben42 actually Umar could get chinned too

[@bigben42]

@@yugen.111 idk about that, have we even seen him rocked before?

[@yugen.111]

@bigben42 actually yeah I take that back, Umar is a better striker than Aljo too

[@sinistersageness]

Mark goddard needs to stop reffing main events. Reminds me of the Colby Usman 1 finish. Sean deserves it but it should have gone longer

[@PrinceVega]

Aljo got dropped on his face and took 15-20 unanswered shots to the head. Aljo didn't make any excuses, please do the same!

[@CaesarAtrox]

Agree,even though we know how its gonna end he stops it too early wich causes the fans to really talk sht

[@feliciabarlow3696]

This is beyond fight analysis.

[@NoahCanFB]

Sterling showed how to take a loss. Sean still delusional about chito taking his leg home

[@num1Jaysta]

Sterling has lost before

[@coolhandluke3223]

Suga is now the Champion and what’s Chito doing? Lol Accidents happen in Sports too

[@NoahCanFB]

​​@@coolhandluke3223 literally won on the same card 🤡🤡🤡🤡 shows exactly how much you follow the sport

[@Zulu_Infinite]

@@NoahCanFBhe ain’t a champion that’s for sure

[@kazuma5396]

Cope

[@user-sf9yd2dq7h]

Early stoppage. Aljo was on all fours like a turtle like he always does

[@StephanRomanov]

It was not an early stoppage

[@xxtwinkletoes344]

Not early

[@zeuwyx]

Predicting moves with this level of accuracy should be its own sport.

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[@hayatingnc]

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[@ilhan51]

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[@aynurtoraman9445]

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[@mertkol7900]

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[@imdatbora1371]

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[@axoneman7513]

Didn't expect Sean to win, but im glad he won the division will be awesome. He got many haters but that worked in his advantage to garner attention.

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