An avid bettor, Sean O’Malley, recently showed off his winnings after successful bets on the ongoing NBA Playoffs.
The former UFC Bantamweight Champion is arguably one of the biggest names in the sport today. “Suga” has been a part of 13 UFC fights and has emerged victorious in 10 of them. During his stint in the multi-billion dollar promotion, O’Malley has shared the Octagon with the likes of Petr Yan, Merab Dvalishvili, Aljamain Sterling, Marlon Vera and Pedro Munhoz.
Sean O’Malley Posts About His Betting Wins on Social Media
O’Malley appears to be having a good time watching the NBA playoff games. The 30-year-old uploaded a picture to his Instagram stories where he bragged about winning all of three of the bets that he played on NBA games this month.
O’Malley is currently scheduled to face off against Merab Dvalishvili for the bantamweight throne at UFC 316. The bout will headline the card which is set to take place on June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Apart from that, several other exciting matchups like Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison, Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer and Marlon Vera vs. Mario Bautista will also take place on the UFC 316 card.
The bantamweight fight will be a rematch as the two athletes first squared off at UFC 306 in September 2024. The night did not go well for “Suga” as he was outclassed by Dvalishvili for the majority of the fight and ended up losing via unanimous decision. The three judges scored the bout 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 in favor of “The Machine”.
Dvalishvili recently made an appearance on “The Ariel Helwani Show” where he shared that he intended to take a different approach in the rematch against O’Malley. “The Machine” stated that he wanted to showcase more of his striking skills in the second fight and wanted to take more risks.
“Our fans deserve a good fight, some super fight, some risky fights,” said Dvalishvili. “How I’m gonna fight against Sean O’Malley? I’m gonna take some risks and I’m gonna show my striking too. That’s what I’m thinking right now. Let’s see, fight maybe it’s gonna be different but that’s what I’m thinking now. You guys know sometimes I’m a little crazy, so in some fights I’m gonna show my craziness too.”
"I'm going to take some risks and I'm going to show my striking, too. That's what I'm thinking right now."
Sometimes I'm a little crazy, so in some fights I'm gonna show my craziness."@MerabDvalishvil plans to change things up in his rematch against Sean O'Malley 👀 pic.twitter.com/j0AdEQgyCa
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 8, 2025
Dvalishvili is currently on an incredible run in the UFC. “The Machine” has won 12 fights in a row. This winning streak includes victories over highly skilled fighters like Petr Yan, Jose Aldo, Marlon Moraes, Henry Cejudo and Umar Nurmagomedov.