![]() ![]() The bantamweight star is 2-0 since losing to Marlon Vera at UFC 252, a defeat that Paiva believes has shown a lot about his heart. O’Malley made waves in the UFC ever since his Dana White ’s Contender Series knockout of Alfred Khashakyan in 2017, going 6-1 in seven UFC appearances. “O’Malley sells a lot, there’s a lot of marketing around him,” Paiva said in an interview with MMA Fighting, “so that’s even better for us, for my work, and to spread my name in this new division.” Paiva, victorious in his bantamweight debut with a short-notice decision over Kyler Phillips this past July, admits he was “a little bit surprised” when offered the spot at UFC 269 against “Suga” on Dec. Sean O’Malley is one of the most popular bantamweights in the UFC despite being unranked in the 135-pound division, and that’s the appeal for his upcoming opponent Raulian Paiva.
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