Big talker in the UFC, Chael Sonnen projects the organization’s new star after Conor McGregor’s retirement; look
Big UFC loudmouth in his fighting days, Chael Sonnen already designs the successor to Conor McGregor, as the organization’s biggest star in the coming years. According to him, there is still a way to go, but Sean O’Malley will occupy this position as soon as the Irishman decides to retire, and he explains why.
“He (Dana White) never explained that when there is a big star it sucks all the air out of space. We don’t need to look for new guys. We just need to give space for the guys who are already there to appear in the media, in the place that the big stars occupied all along”, said Sonnen on his podcast.
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Afterwards, the former fighter also said that he sees O’Malley as the UFC’s main bet to be the organization’s main star, after McGregor’s retirement. According to the North American, the current bantamweight champion is already the biggest star in Dana Whiteit just hasn’t been released as yet.
“Conor McGregor is still the big star, but he’s not licensed yet. How will he enter the category if he doesn’t have a license yet? One of the reasons you messed with McGregor is because you have a guy like O’Malley. I hear a lot of comparisons, but he’s still not Conor. Yet. I say because Conor is still saying he’s coming back. When he says he doesn’t want it anymore, Sean will attract those fans quickly. One thing people don’t realize is that fans don’t go away, they just look for another star”, he added.
It is worth remembering that the highlight of Sonnen’s career was the fight with Anderson Silva, who was marked by several provocations against the Brazilian, but ended up being knocked out. Meanwhile, O’Malley had his last performance on Saturday, the 9th, retaining the belt in his division with a unanimous decision victory over Marlon’Chito‘ Will see.
Source: sportbuzz
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