Sean O'Malley always wanted to be the biggest superstar on the UFC roster.
O’Malley came to the UFC as an undefeated knockout artist and showed stardom potential from the beginning of his career. O’Malley lived up to the expectations by racking up more knockouts while suffering an injury loss against Marlon Vera, which “Suga” refuses to accept as a loss to this day. O’Malley’s stardom likely peaked when he knocked out Aljamain Sterling to win the bantamweight title in 2023. “Suga” also avenged his loss against Marlon Vera in his first title defense.