O'Malley calls out Gervonta Davis: 'That fight is gonna happen'
Fresh off his victory over Aljamain Sterling to secure the bantamweight title, Sean O'Malley signaled a desire to fight boxer Gervonta Davis.
"I also wouldn't mind knocking out Gervonta Davis," O'Malley said, according to MMAFighting.com. "I know people are gonna go, 'Oh, you're a wannabe Conor.' I'm telling you, that fight is gonna happen."
He added: "It could happen sooner than later. ... UFC's down to get behind stuff like that if it's big enough. With that performance, we're getting close. Maybe I have to go out there win a couple more fights, win another belt. I don't know if he's even considered a big enough star for the UFC to let that happen, but it'll happen."
Davis' last opponent, Ryan Garcia, expressed skepticism about O'Malley's boxing prowess.
SUGA Sean you are good and all
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) August 20, 2023
But stop talking about this I’m going to box stuff
You’ll just get knocked out.
Davis knocked out Garcia with a body shot in the seventh round to improve his record to 29-0.
O'Malley improved his MMA record to 17-1 with his victory over Sterling. The 28-year-old has boxed professionally, securing a TKO victory in 2016 over David Courtney in his only bout.