Israel Adesanya, who reclaimed the middleweight division title, has been consistently showcasing his prowess in the octagon for a long time now. Izzy’s remarkable performances in the world of mixed martial arts have garnered high praise from Sean O’Malley.
Beginning with his UFC debut in 2018 with a victory against Rob Wilkinson, Adesanya embarked on an extraordinary winning streak in the middleweight division securing victories against a lineup of formidable opponents, including Marvin Vettori, Brad Tavares, Derek Brunson, and Anderson Silva.
Sean O’Malley lavishes praise on Israel Adesanya
On his podcast “The Timbo Sugar Show,” Sean expressed his views on various aspects of the UFC. One notable topic was Sean’s belief that Adesanya has achieved a significant amount of success to be recognized as the greatest in the middleweight division.
“Izzy has been the best champ UFC’s ever seen. The amount of times he has fought consistently as a champion in the UFC is f*cking legendary. The level of competition (between Adesanya and Anderson Silva), I feel like is not even comparable.” Sean said.
“Izzy has been the best champ UFC’s ever seen,”
Sean O'Malley on Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva pic.twitter.com/JnSxMw8Ba3
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) July 24, 2023
According to Sugar’s comments on “The Timbo Sugar Show,” he asserted The Last Stylebender has defeated every single top-five middleweight contender at present. The bantamweight title contender praised Adesanya’s unparalleled dominance in the middleweight division, stating that there is currently no one who comes close to challenging him.
“If you’re the UFC, I don’t know if you want Sean Strickland as your UFC champion. His takes – him going on podcasts saying, ‘I crave killing people.’… Izzy vs. Strickland, I’m f*cking hyped for that. I will watch that, I’ll buy that, I’m excited for that. You wouldn’t watch that?” Sean added.
Can Sean O’Malley defeat Aljamain Sterling to earn his first UFC belt?
Sugar Sean is set to take on Aljamain Sterling in the main event of UFC 292 at Boston’s TD Garden on Saturday, August 19, 2023. The current bantamweight champion, is looking to defend his title for the fourth time against the second-ranked bantamweight fighter.
After successfully retaining his title, Sterling called out Sugar Sean during his octagon interview with Joe Rogan. The 33-year-old champion went into great detail about his ongoing rivalry with Sugar Sean in the post-fight news conference.
Aljamain Sterling will defend his bantamweight title against Sean O'Malley on August 19 at UFC 292 in Boston, UFC announced on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/b0fmL3BD1Q
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 16, 2023
The situation escalated further as Sugar Sean hurriedly made his way to the octagon, engaging in a heated exchange of harsh words with the reigning bantamweight champion, creating an intense atmosphere between the two fighters.
