{"id":393513,"date":"2021-09-01T05:06:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=393513"},"modified":"2021-09-01T05:06:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:06:30","slug":"sean-omalley-accuses-tj-dillashaw-of-turning-down-sug-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/sean-omalley-accuses-tj-dillashaw-of-turning-down-sug-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean O\u2019Malley accuses TJ Dillashaw of turning down SUG fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC prospect Sean O&#8217;Malley has accused TJ Dillashaw of turning down a fight against him in Submission Underground.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that O&#8217;Malley is one of the most intriguing rising stars the UFC has right now and in equal measure, it&#8217;s also not a surprise that many of his fellow bantamweights aren&#8217;t big fans of him.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone wants proof of that, just check out what former champion TJ Dillashaw said when asked whether or not O&#8217;Malley could eventually become the king of the division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019ll [Sean O\u2019Malley] become champion,\u201d Dillashaw said. \u201cHe\u2019s got too many holes and they\u2019re feeding him the right fights because he\u2019s a huge draw, right? They put him in the UFC pump up machine, they can do that to pretty much anyone if you have a little bit of character. If you can talk whatsoever or be a little bit color, they\u2019ll pump you up and then he\u2019s done a good job promoting himself. He\u2019s done a really good job with that and it takes work, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2021\/08\/sean-omalley-claims-t-j-dillashaw-turned-down-sug-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On his own podcast, O&#8217;Malley revealed that there was actually an opportunity for the two to square off in Chael Sonnen&#8217;s SUG promotion &#8211; but &#8220;Killashaw&#8221; wasn&#8217;t interested.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Episode 29- Saturday Night Recap, Sean Responds To Dillashaw,\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8nhi83P0rwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [T.J. Dillashaw] got offered a jiu-jitsu match against me from Chael Sonnen a couple months back and he said no,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/sean-omalley-shares-reason-for-declining-a-fight-with-frankie-edgar\/\">O\u2019Malley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If both men can keep on winning over the course of their next few fights then who knows, maybe a title showdown between the pair could become reality in 2022 or beyond.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think Sean O&#8217;Malley has what it takes to become champion in UFC&#8217;s 135-pound division? If not, can TJ Dillashaw reclaim the throne next year? Let us know your thoughts on this unfolding beef down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC prospect Sean O&#8217;Malley has accused TJ Dillashaw of turning down a fight against him in Submission Underground. 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