Conor McGregor urges 'legend' Sean O'Malley to follow in his footsteps

With their unusual feud now seemingly coming to an end, Conor McGregor has shared some potentially groundbreaking advice for Sean O’Malley.

Despite idolizing McGregor, ‘Suga’ found himself in a war of words with the Irishman on social media. The pair fired shots back-and-forth and it looked like any relationship the two had was gone.

Now, the superstars seem to be back in each other’s good books. During a recent podcast appearance, Sean O’Malley spoke highly of his idol.

“[Conor McGregor] played an important role in my career,” O’Malley said. “It always will be an inspiration to me at some point.”

“Right now, I wouldn’t say be necessarily is… He has a big family now, a bunch of kids, and I hope he’s doing well.” 

🤝🇮🇪 Sean O'Malley squashed his beef with Conor McGregor.

“He [Conor McGregor] played an important role in my career. It’s always will be inspiration to me at some point… Right now I wouldn’t say he necessarily is… He has a big family now, a bunch of kids, and I hope he’s… pic.twitter.com/TWl7nuKDsM

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) October 13, 2024

In response to the kind words, Conor McGregor made a proposal to Sean O’Malley.

McGregor insisted that, if the former UFC bantamweight champion follows in his footsteps, he will reclaim his title.

“Sean is a fighting legend!” McGregor stated in response to O’Malley’s comments. “UFC champion and an incredible superstar!”

“I would love, love, love to see, and I can set it up fully, himself and his long time coach, Tim Welch, do a stint in Ireland.”

“A 4 week run at SBG Ireland under John [Kavanagh’s] coaching and I am telling you he would regain his title.”

“He has a shot at regaining it for sure, but for himself, and also his coach to spend a good month, not a long time, but a good solid month under coach Kav at SBG…”

“They would take heaps of knowledge back with them and onward to regain the gold. I would love to see it!”

Related: Merab Dvalishvili offers Sean O’Malley instant title rematch

John Kavanagh help mold McGregor into the biggest star in the sport, and has had some success with several other fighters in the sport.

Since the defeat, Sean O’Malley has expressed an interest in an instant rematch with Merab Dvalishvili for bantamweight gold. 

While it’s unclear whether the offer will be accepted, O’Malley first must recover from surgery after tearing his left labrum in his hip.