Alexandre Pantoja and Sean O'Malley are embroiled in a sparring controversy from 6 years ago. Pantoja claimed to have 'smashed' O'Malley during their session, while O'Malley countered by saying he knocked Pantoja out in the 1st round with a liver shot. The dispute escalated with O'Malley releasing a screenshot of the sparring footage, sparking further debate in the MMA community.
🔥🚨NEW: Sean O’Malley posts screenshot seeming to confirm story that he dropped Alexandre Pantoja with a liver shot in sparring back in the day after Pantoja claims he “smashed him.” 👀 Here’s the quote from Pantoja that O’Malley is responding to: “It’s crazy because he… https://t.co/gKKtp1Veru
Sean O’Malley has posted a photo of sparring footage with Alexandre Pantoja. https://t.co/CnIcjolKD1
Sean O’Malley releases a screenshot of the moment he hurt Alexandre Pantoja during sparring 😳 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/AGOLm6RLkn https://t.co/dYJuGCLhHn
Sean O’Malley has posted a screenshot of old sparring footage with current flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja 👀😳 #UFC301 https://t.co/whgfvvQNZ3
Tim Welch tells the story of Sean O’Malley and Alexandre Pantoja’s sparring session 6 years ago. He says O’Malley “put [Pantoja] down” in the first minute with a liver shot, and Pantoja had to “wave it off” 😳 🎥 YT / @TimwelchMT #UFC301 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/OiZ0dqNrIq
Sean O'Malley responds to Alexandre Pantoja and says he knocked him out in the 1st round when they sparred 👀🍿 (via. X / @SugaSeanMMA) #UFC301 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/LV58wDUz9Y https://t.co/He8GNZBp6x
Alexandre Pantoja has defended the flyweight division following past criticism from Sean Strickland... https://t.co/AeKuUMbJyW
Alexandre Pantoja describes the time he sparred Sean O’Malley 6 years ago and “smashed” him: “I have some history with [O’Malley]… I [sparred] with him like 6 years ago for my first UFC fight, and he said some bad things about that. That’s crazy because he recorded the… https://t.co/QSM9w7cKQg