Sean
O’Malley had an unexpected incident with a fan while on
cornering duty.
The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight titleholder was in
teammate Tommy
McMillen’s corner for his featherweight bout against Marwan
Rahiki at
Noche UFC 4, marking the fan favorite’s first time cornering in
an arena. O’Malley recently detailed his experience, including his
reaction to a heckling fan.
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Sean O’Malley details bizarre fan encounter while cornering
Tommy McMillen at Noche UFC 4
O’Malley recalled an exchange with a heckling fan during McMillen’s
walkout in a video posted to his YouTube channel. He claims the fan
was hurling expletives at McMillen just before the walkout,
prompting the former champ to roll his cap into a ball and throw it
at him.
“This one f*cking drunk cowboy guy was shouting, ‘F*ck you Tommy,
you f*cking p*ssy,’ for like two minutes,” O’Malley said. “I
grabbed my hat and rolled it into a ball and I got it into a nice
ball and right when we walked out, I smoked that mother*cker right
in the face with it. Part of me felt bad because, like, I looked up
at one point and he said, ‘You’re cool, you’re OK,’ to me, but I
was like, ‘F*ck off.”
McMillen previously threw a Twinkie at Rahiki during the ceremonial
weigh-ins. O’Malley revealed that the incident led to extra
security checks before the fighters‘ walkouts. McMillen ultimately
defeated Rahiki via unanimous decision, with their back-and-forth
bout earning Fight of the Night honors.