Sean O'Malley addresses Payton Talbott's callout, 'bullsh*t' rumor
UFC fighter Sean O'Malley has publicly denied rumors that he turned down a fight against Payton Talbott at the White House. O'Malley dismissed the claims as false and defended his career record against top-tier opponents.
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Sean O'Malley says there was no discussion to ever fight Payton Talbott at the White House.
Prior to UFC 332, Talbott (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) claimed he was in talks to potentially face O'Malley (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) at UFC Freedom 250 this past June and insinuated that the former UFC bantamweight champ turned him down.
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