UFC's Sean O'Malley Would Love to Box Ryan Garcia, But MMA's the Priority
UFC's Sean O'Malley I'd Love to Box Ryan Garcia ... But MMA's the Priority
UFC rising star Sean O'Malley says he's all about doing a crossover boxing match with superstar Ryan Garcia -- but first, he's gotta smash Thomas Almeida.
O'Malley -- who's developing into one of the best strikers in the UFC -- is taking on Almeida at UFC 260 on Saturday night in what's shaping up to be an AWESOME fight.
The 26-year-old is 12-1 and coming off his first pro loss after suffering an injury during his fight with Marlon Vera at UFC 252 ... and he's looking to make a statement when he returns to the Octagon.
But, Sean has big career plans -- and says if he ever gets the opportunity to do a crossover into boxing like Conor McGregor and Ben Askren, he's confident he would wreck shop.
"I feel like I have really good boxing," O'Malley tells TMZ Sports ... "I started off boxing [and] if the money's there, I would love to fight someone like King Ryan, Ryan Garcia. That dude's a stud."
Sean says he's got his priorities in line -- he knows he's got to EARN that opportunity by dominating in the Octagon first.
"I gotta go out there, do my job and knock people out for the next 4 or 5 years before I can get opportunities like that ... but eventually, if everything goes as planned, I would love to do a crossover like that."
