LowkickmmaAug 31, 2026 ~3 min source read

Sean O’Malley says he watches Conor McGregor every fight day to get fired up

O’Malley replays McGregor’s fights and documentaries before stepping into the octagon because he admires how McGregor handles pressure and uses it as consistent motivation.

Sean O’Malley Opens Up on How Conor McGregor Motivates Him Before Every Fight

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On every fight day O’Malley re-watches Conor McGregor fights or documentaries to get motivated.

O’Malley cites McGregor’s ability to handle pressure as the specific quality he studies.

O’Malley has rebuilt momentum after a skid, including a KO of Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Freedom 250 and a win over Song Yadong.

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Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley, who is a massive Conor McGregor fan, has revealed how McGregor fires him up before every fight. O'Malley last locked horns with Aiemann Zahabi at the White House, where the former scored a highlight-reel knockout to snap the Canadian fighter's seven-fight winning streak. Sean O'Malley connects against Aiemann Zahabi of Canada in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.

How it works

Even before his White House bout, O'Malley was watching a Conor McGregor documentary.
Explaining how much watching "The Notorious" has helped him evolve and stay fired up, he said: "On every single fight day, we're watching Conor McGregor, whether it's his old fights or documentaries.
However, O'Malley was granted an immediate title rematch, thanks to ' Dana White privilege,' in which "The Machine" submitted him.
He has previously worked with Sportskeeda MMA, SK True Crime, and SK Pop, Movies, and Shows.
He handles pressure better than anybody… It gets me fired up." Check out Sean O'Malley's comments below: 🇮🇪🤝Sean O'Malley was watching a Conor McGregor documentary in the locker room before his White...

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It was a kind of delusional idea because Conor is massive, but there's still a path for me to get to that – maybe not that… pic.twitter.com/UhxYH8hP62. Full Mount MMA (@MMAFullMount) August 31, 2026 When Sean O'Malley admitted that aiming to become bigger than Conor McGregor was a "delusional idea" Merab Dvalishvili dethroned Sean O'Malley in 2024. READ MORE: "Damn Did Him Bad": MMA Pros React To Salahdine Parnasse Annihilating Dan Hooker At UFC Paris In Promotional Debut "Suga" saw some of his aura fade after the back-to-back losses to the Georgian phenom.

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America's mixed martial artist Sean O'Malley poses before entering the White House before his bantamweight bout with Canada's mixed martial artist Aiemann Zahabi, during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2026. Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) January 21, 2026 READ MORE: He currently covers the UFC for LowKickMMA and MMA Pros Picks.

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