UFC – Sean O’Malley: In My Head, I Didn’t Lose S***

Sean O’Malley hasn’t taken his TKO loss against Marlon Vera at UFC 252 as well as he could have. Many fans and his fellow professionals have suggested that he take the first loss of his career “like a man”, but it seems like ‘Suga’ is unsettled with the way he lost the fight and claims to still be unbeaten mentally.

“I Didn’t Lose S***’

In a recent video on his YouTube channel (transcribed by MMA Mania), O’Malley gave his thoughts on the loss and his present state of mind.

“I’ve seen a lot of people saying ‘Wow dude, take your loss like a man.’ And I don’t understand that, ‘Take your loss like a man.’ I lose every day. I went to jiu-jitsu and trained hard today and guess what? I got submitted. I lost. I slapped that dude’s hand I said ‘That was sick, brother.’ So I don’t understand what you’re saying,” O’Malley said

“There’s a lot I want to say, but I’m trying to figure out a formula how to say it and give you guys context to where my thoughts are. On paper, I’m 12-1. I lost August 15th. I’m 12-1. And in my head, I didn’t lose s***. I’m 12-0, I didn’t lose. And you guys were like ‘Well, you lost.’ I get it. I get that I lost but mentally I didn’t lose.”

“He Got Lucky”

For O’Malley, the ‘Suga’ show was just starting against ‘Chito’ but unfortunately, his ankle gave out and Vera was quick to capitalise on it.

“You guys go re-watch that fight,” he said. “I was about to start beating his ass! And you guys are ‘Yeah but you didn’t!’ And you’re right, I didn’t. But if you watched, if you guys know what a calf kick is, go watch me kick his calf hard. That s*** hurts. I’ve been calf kicked, I’ve been dropped by calf kicks in sparring. A long time ago I remember the first time I got calf kicked by John Moraga. I’m like ‘Oh my god that hurts really bad!’ It doesn’t do what made my foot do what happened to my foot.”

“I got kicked on the nerve right here. Chito … he did he got lucky, yes. Did he win? Yes. He kicked this nerve in my ankle. I had an ankle brace on, I had my coach loosen it up right before I walked out, I’m like ‘This s***’s too tight.’ The nerve gave me drop foot and then I sprained my ankle like four times and people talking s*** like ‘You’re a pussy dude!’ I’m the same guy that fought with a broken foot, a lis franc surgery, a pretty major surgery, for three minutes. So I was out there just rolling my ankle trying to knock this dude out. Did he win? Yes. Am I undefeated? Yes, mentally I’m 12-0. I didn’t lose s***. I was dominating that fight. I felt superior in there until my foot gave out.”

“I know, you guys. I probably sound stupid but it’s okay because look at me, I’m a little not that smart. But I am kind of that smart because you’re watching this video and guess what, I get paid to make videos so you guys commenting on my s*** hating, it gets me paid.”

Message For The ‘Real Suga Fans’

Away from the haters, O’Malley left a message for the “real ‘Suga’ fans”.

“There’s a couple of real ‘Suga’ fans out there, I appreciate you guys,” O’Malley said. “I just want to get that off my chest. If you guys watched the video his toe hit this nerve. Freak accident. You know you guys have seen it happen to Michael Chandler, it’s happened to Henry [Cejudo] once when he’s fighting. His came back, his foot came back, that nerve or whatever came back and he didn’t have drop foot anymore. I think mine didn’t come back because the ankle brace was too tight, but I don’t know, I just like making excuses.”

Back In The Gym

According to O’Malley, it “would be ideal” for him to step back into the Octagon by the end of this year.

“I’ll be back maybe by the end of this year, that would be ideal,” O’Malley said. “I was in physical therapy Monday, I was in the gym Monday. I haven’t missed a day. This is when people say take the loss like a man, I’m in the gym Monday working on what I can do. I can’t obviously go and train full, you know? … I’m in the gym constantly, consistently getting better. Whatever it is I can do if I have to go into the gym, ice my foot, elevate, massage, do some physical therapy, that’s what I’m doing. So you know when you say ‘Take the loss like a man,’ that’s what I’m doing. I take it like a man.”

“I lost on paper, mentally I didn’t lose anything. I believe I’m better fighter and people just get so upset when I say that.”

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