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Sean O’Malley was planning on a viral knockout against Thomas Almeida at UFC 260, but he isn’t so sure he got that.<\/p>\n

O’Malley was looking to return to the win column against Almeida and early on, he was having his way with the Brazilian. He was landing heavy shots and nearly finished him in the first round.<\/p>\n

As the fight went on, O’Malley continued to land power shots and dropped Almeida in the third, and tried to walk away. Unfortunately, the ref didn’t stop it so “Suga” landed a vicious shot that put the Brazilian out cold<\/a>. Although it was a statement win, O’Malley thinks the final shot wasn’t necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was still potentially viral. I think it was a good knockout, (but) that shot was unnecessary,\u201d O\u2019Malley said after UFC 260 (via MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cI looked into his eyes \u2013 he wasn\u2019t there. But in the first round, after (the referee) said, \u2018Hey, if I don\u2019t stop it, you have to keep fighting,\u2019 I had to give him my little \u20182,\u2019 a juicer to the lips.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though Sean O’Malley got the win, and did so by KO, many were wondering why he didn’t try to finish Almeida in the first. He walked away thinking the fight was over but the Brazilian got back up and the fight continued. Although he didn’t get the first-round KO, O’Malley says getting the extra cage time is good for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d have to see it, but I\u2019m glad he didn\u2019t,\u201d O\u2019Malley said. \u201cI got to go a whole other round. The amount of times I watch my fights is ridiculous. I\u2019m my No. 1 fan. I think that\u2019s why I improve so much. I record every single sparring round and I watch it. I watch it in slow motion and I\u2019ll send sweet clips to my coaches. So the fact that I got to go a whole other round or round and a half, I\u2019m OK with that because I\u2019m going to watch it 100 times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, after the win, the goal for Sean O’Malley is to fight at least one more time this year. He also doesn’t care who is next as he is just focused on training and getting better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to fight before the end of the year,\u201d O\u2019Malley said. \u201cI don\u2019t know when. I don\u2019t know who. I want to get back in the Gi. I want to train and I want to get better. That\u2019s my priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think the final punch by Sean O’Malley was unnecessary?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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