August 20, 2023 1: 20 am ET
Sean O’Malley achieved what many believe was a long-awaited coronation on Saturday when he claimed the bantamweight title from Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 main event.
O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) became the sixth undisputed champion in 135-pound history with a second-round TKO victory over Sterling (23-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) in the headlining bout at TD Garden in Boston.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to O’Malley’s title win over Sterling at UFC 292.
Cageside Press
Aljo leg kick. Sean waiting. Sean front kick. Aljo leg kick. Sean front kick. Right hand to the body.
Sean attacking the body with the rear kick. Sean jab. #UFC292
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) August 20, 2023
Spinnin Backfist
Aljamain going with the Pedro Munhoz gameplan so far vs Sean #UFC292
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 20, 2023
Aaron Bronsteter
Chess match thus far…
10-9 Aljo, but could easily go the other way.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) August 20, 2023
Fight Ghost
Sugar Sean doing nothing in that cage. Live odds Sterling -220 entering round 2. #UFC292
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) August 20, 2023
Farah Hannoun
O’Malley did a great job of keeping his back off the cage and using his feints for the majority of the round. He needs to get busier though. #UFC292
— Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) August 20, 2023
Henry Cejudo
Aljo 1-0 boring ass round
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) August 20, 2023
Dan Henderson
Wrestling vs One Punch Power.
Good thing I had a little bit of both. #UFC292
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) August 20, 2023
Jimi Manuwa
I dunno about that stoppage , what’s everyone think ? #ufc292
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 20, 2023
Teddy Atlas
I must say that I did pick O’Malley on Espn yesterday. #UFC292
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) August 20, 2023
Matt Brown
Wow! The Suga show!
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) August 20, 2023
Marlon Vera
Take a seat kids.
— C H🖕🏽T O🇪🇨V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) August 20, 2023
Simon Samano
Aljo COMPLETELY EXPOSED himself. And why? Because he wanted to prove he could strike with O’Malley.
So bad. So so bad.
O’Malley landed the clean counter, though, so credit to him. 🤷🏻♂️ #UFC292
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) August 20, 2023