MMA

McGregor calls O'Malley an MMA legend: «He's going to get his title back»

Conor McGregor has spoken favorably of former UFC lightweight champion Sean O'Malley.

O'Malley lost his championship belt in a fight with Georgian Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306. The American lost by unanimous decision of the judges.

«Sean is a fighting legend! UFC champion and an incredible superstar. I'm telling you he's going to get his title back. He needs to do some good training with his coach first. They're going to get the gold back. I would love to see that», McGregor wrote on social media.

The 29-year-old O'Malley has a total of 18 wins to his credit with two career losses. One more fight with his participation was recognized as failed.