"It's always seemed like 'DC' has a little something against 'Sugar,' and he doesn't like seeing him win," said Tim Welch, O'Malley's longtime coach.
Sean O'Malley's team voiced frustration over Daniel Cormier following the events of UFC 333, with his coach suggesting the commentator may have a personal issue with 'Sugar.' Backlash emerged after Cormier highlighted Song Yadong as the next title challenger instead of O'Malley during the post-fight broadcast.
The commentary occurred after Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision in their trilogy bout to retain the bantamweight title. O'Malley, who expected Yan to call him out, expressed surprise at being bypassed in the octagon interview despite pushing for his own title rematch.
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