The “Suga Show” appears to be must-see viewing.
Aljamain Sterling and Cody Garbrandt weren’t too shabby, either, at UFC 250 on Saturday night.
All three bantamweights earned impressive victories, with the 25-year-old O’Malley making the first statement in Las Vegas. Considered by many to be one of MMA’s top prospects and the No. 2 fighter in ESPN’s rankings of the top 25 fighters under 25 years old in 2019, O’Malley recorded a first-round, one-punch knockout of veteran Eddie Wineland.
The stiff right-hand shot from O’Malley certainly wowed longtime color analyst Joe Rogan, who on the ESPN+ pay-per-view said, “That may have been the greatest walkaway KO we’ve ever seen.”
That devastating blow got a challenger soon after, courtesy of Garbrandt.
The former UFC bantamweight champ ended a three-fight skid with a right hook at the end of Round 2 that knocked Raphael Assuncao out cold.
In between those KOs was Sterling’s victory over Cory Sandhagen in a fight that likely determined the division’s top title contender.
Sterling took Sandhagen down early and ended the fight with a rear-naked choke just 1 minute, 28 seconds into the first round.
Those performances had social media buzzing, with UFC fighters heaping praise on all three fighters.
Garbrandt’s KO even had “Iron” Mike Tyson impressed …
Congrats @Cody_Nolove on your comeback knockout 2nite #UFC
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) June 7, 2020
AT THE HORN ? @Cody_Nolove beat the buzzer with his KO at #UFC250 pic.twitter.com/DJC88ISmZ2
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 7, 2020
Decent.
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) June 7, 2020
Wooooooooooooooooooow #nolove @Cody_Nolove #UFC250 ??
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) June 7, 2020
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Talk about “on the buzzer” #ufc250
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 7, 2020
I will never not wear my @Cody_Nolove shirt again. I didn’t wear it his last 3 fights. Never again brotha!!!! Congrats Cody!!!! #ufc250
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) June 7, 2020
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW
What a power + speed from @Cody_Nolove wow ?????????? #ufc250— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 7, 2020
@Cody_Nolove just beat @SugaSeanMMA for best walk off ko ever
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) June 7, 2020
?????
From the back pocket with the right hand!!!! My man @Cody_Nolove is back baby!!!#UFC250— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) June 7, 2020
Maybe the best finish to a round EVER for @Cody_Nolove Omg KO at the bell. #ufc250
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) June 7, 2020
Bell can’t save ya when you get punched like that …. #ufc250
— Dennis Bermudez (@MenaceBermudez) June 7, 2020
Wow that was one of the sickest KO’s I’ve ever seen ? #UFC250
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) June 7, 2020
@Cody_Nolove OH MY GOD #UFC250
— Max Griffin (@MaxPainGriffin) June 7, 2020
Sterling’s effort had some fighters making the case for him to fight for the bantamweight crown next …
Congratulations to @funkmasterMMA on amazing performance #UFC250
— Petr “No Mercy” Yan (@PetrYanUFC) June 7, 2020
What an awesome performance from @funkmasterMMA !!!
— Funky Ben (@Benaskren) June 7, 2020
Hell yeahhh !!!! Aljo coming for that belt !!
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 7, 2020
Wow statement made
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 7, 2020
Get him that TITLE SHOT!!!!! @ufc @funkmasterMMA #UFC250
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 7, 2020
ALLLLLLJJJJJJOOOOOOO!!!!! Congrats @funkmasterMMA!!!! #ufc250
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) June 7, 2020
I’d like to see @funkmasterMMA get that title shot #UFC250
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) June 7, 2020
SAY IT LOUD FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ALJO!!! ✊?✊?✊?
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 7, 2020
Damn! I counted @funkmasterMMA out but he prove me wrong. Congrats on the win. I hope you get the title shot. I wanna fight you for it #ufc250
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) June 7, 2020
O’Malley added to his growing highlight reel, and his peers took notice …
THE WALK OFF KO FOR THE SUGA SHOW ? #UFC250 pic.twitter.com/JLmsnfGadr
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 7, 2020
O’Malley non-chalant walk off KO like a GGGGGG!!!! ?? #UFC250
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) June 7, 2020
Awesome fight from @SugaSeanMMA woowwww!! @ufc
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 7, 2020
@SugaSeanMMA is legit!! #ufc250
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 7, 2020
Sick KO! ?????? #ufc250 @SugaSeanMMA
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) June 7, 2020
Ok now I know ?
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 7, 2020
Omg that was a scary K.O. My goodness. @SugaSeanMMA ? #UFC250
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 7, 2020
That was a sick K.O
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) June 7, 2020
Wow nice right from @SugaSeanMMA wow #ufc250
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 7, 2020
Jesus @SugaSeanMMA with that one punch
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) June 7, 2020
Wow
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 7, 2020
Who’s watching these @ufc fights and just saw @SugaSeanMMA with that crispy fist poke?
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) June 7, 2020
Soooo clean!!! Then to walk away ?? beautiful @SugaSeanMMA #UFC250
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) June 7, 2020
100k KO!
— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) June 7, 2020
