{"id":394486,"date":"2021-09-14T17:10:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=394486"},"modified":"2021-09-14T17:10:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:10:34","slug":"sean-omalley-believes-hes-not-too-far-off-from-fighting-for-the-title-but-says-he-needs-to-be-paid-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/sean-omalley-believes-hes-not-too-far-off-from-fighting-for-the-title-but-says-he-needs-to-be-paid-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean O’Malley believes he’s ‘not too far off from fighting for the title,’ but says he needs to be paid more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean O’Malley knows he’s the biggest name at bantamweight and wants to be paid like it.<\/p>\n

O’Malley has been a massive star ever since he fought on the Contender Series is called out by bantamweights on a regular basis. Yet, despite being a big star, O’Malley doesn’t believe he is being paid enough to headline cards<\/a>, however, he does think he is only a few fights away from fighting for UFC gold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m the main draw at 135, I\u2019m the biggest name at 135,\u201d Sean O\u2019Malley said on MMAFighting’s MMA Hour<\/a>. \u201cSo there\u2019s a lot of sweet, sweet, interesting fights at 135 that I would love to be a part of. Obviously I want to get paid fairly, but yeah, I think I\u2019m not too far off from fighting for the title, main-eventing pay-per-views. … It depends. I really want to fight these three fights out and then start talking big names. I don\u2019t think I should be main-eventing for the money I\u2019m making right now. I think I should be getting paid more, so we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although O’Malley says he’s only a few fights away from a title shot, in order for that to happen he will need to fight ranked opponents. Many have been critical about the UFC’s matchmaking for him as he hasn’t fought anyone ranked despite being hyped up.<\/p>\n

Sean O’Malley is coming off a dominant TKO victory over Kris Moutinho at UFC 264. He was linked to a bout against Frankie Edgar at UFC 266 but the date didn’t work for him so he mentions Dominick Cruz as a possible opponent for UFC 267 on December 11, the date O’Malley wants to fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, the UFC picks. If they offer me Frankie, like I said, I would love to fight Frankie. Frankie is a top-10 guy I think and he\u2019s a big-name guy,” O’Malley said. “I wouldn\u2019t have said no, \u2018No, I don\u2019t want to fight him because I want to get paid more to fight him.\u2019 I said, \u2018Yeah, I\u2019ll fight Frankie on Dec. 11th in Vegas.\u2019 I would\u2019ve loved for that fight. That\u2019s the fight I was hoping for and that\u2019s the matchup I wanted. I\u2019ll also fight Dominick Cruz\u00a0on Dec. 11th.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless, it appears O’Malley will indeed fight a ranked opponent next time out and work his way up the bantamweight ranks.<\/p>\n

How far away do you think Sean O’Malley is from a bantamweight title shot?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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