“UFC 306 at The Sphere” – MMA Twitter in pandemonium after Sean O’Malley drops cryptic one-word post

Despite previously stating that his next title defense would not happen until 2025, Sean O’Malley hinted at a potential return to the octagon in September. This comes after successfully defending his bantamweight title for the first time with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera in the main event of UFC 299.

The bantamweight champion expressed his thoughts on Twitter with a simple statement:

“Sugtember”

Take a look at the tweet below from Sean O’Malley:

Upon hearing the news, fans took to social media to express their reactions. Among them, @spinninbackfist mentioned the upcoming pay-per-view event scheduled for September, stating in a tweet:

“UFC 306 at the Sphere 👀👀👀”

According to @ZtnBlanco, Merab Dvalishvili is expected to achieve the bantamweight championship title.

“Merab is taking your belt at the sphere”

@JumpTheGilly asked why a Mexican fighter was not chosen to headline the event, citing statements made by UFC President and CEO Dana White:

“Not enough Mexicans to headline? Mexican Merb is cool and all but it would be a stretch to still call this fight at the sphere “a love letter to Mexican fighters” “

@ukraniandream forecasted that the promotion would assemble an enormous card.

“Of course they’ll make another massive card just for O’Malley”

@CollinJustin1 proposed that the tweet might possibly be intended as an April Fools prank.

“April fools, Marab! That shot ain’t coming till 2026 😀”

@dylans1439332 has no interest in watching O’Malley fight anyone other than Dvalishvili.

“if it’s anything but merab vs sean we don’t want it”

According to @MECU999_BACKUP2, O’Malley is unable to sell on his own.

“Yes. Because they know he can’t sell s**t himself.”

@XSocialMedium is not convinced that ‘Suga’ is a superstar.

“nah they feed him anything to make him a superstar when he doesn’t have it in him”

Take a look at some of the top fan reactions below:

Sean O’Malley Announces Early Return Date for 2022

After his win against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299, Sean O’Malley expressed his desire to pursue the double championship by calling out Ilia Topuria. However, the featherweight champion and fans argued that he should first face Merab Dvalishvili. In response, ‘Suga’ announced on Twitter that he plans to face ‘The Machine’ in 2025.

“I WANT MARAB. 2025 will be legendary ✌🏽”

Take a look at Sean O’Malley’s tweet about his upcoming fight against Merab Dvalishvili in 2025 down below:

Despite receiving criticism from fans and even Dvalishvili himself for initially requesting a year to prepare for the bout, O’Malley now seems willing to face the No.1 contender in September.