Sean O’Malley in disbelief over Conor Benn’s Zuffa Boxing deal: ‘I’ve never heard of him’

Sean O’Malley isn’t happy about Conor Benn’s $15 million Zuffa Boxing deal. 

Zuffa Boxing is the latest venture of Dana White and TKO Group, the parent company of the UFC. Zuffa recently signed Conor Benn, reportedly for $15 million for a single-fight deal. Benn also changed sides overnight, parting ways with Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn, who basically shaped his career. As Hearn predicted, UFC fighters aren’t happy about Benn’s Zuffa deal. 

O’Malley doesn’t even completely believe the report of Benn being signed for $15 million. The former UFC bantamweight champion says he has never heard of Benn. O’Malley isn’t happy about someone else reaping the benefits after he played a pivotal role in generating revenue for the UFC.

“I can’t imagine it being true,” O’Malley said on YouTube. “I don’t even know who Conor Benn is. I’ve never heard of him… It’s crazy how you put in so much work in the UFC, build this name, create this character, be this star. I’m not making f—-ing $15 million a fight. But it’s also business. If they think it’s good business for them, if they think that guy is gonna bring in money, I get it.”

While he might have recently lost some clout due to recent championship defeats, O’Malley emerged as one of the biggest UFC stars when the company was lacking big names after Conor McGregor stopped competing. “Suga” is coming off a win over Song Yadong at UFC 324 last month. 

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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