Heading into 2018, Sean O’Malley looked poised to be one of the UFC’s hottest prospects. The then 23-year-old hit the Octagon fresh off a flashy first round KO over Alfred Khashakyan, during the inaugural season of Dana White’s Contender Series. He followed that performance with a debut win over Terrior Ware, and a hard fought decision over Andre Soukhamthath just a few months later.
The win against Soukhamthath, however, was just the start of O’Malley’s troubles. In the fight he badly injured his foot, sidelining him for most of the rest of the year. Then, an October booking against Jose Alberto…
‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley expected to make Octagon return at UFC 247