Sean O’Malley walked out to Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Superstar’ and by all accounts, he fits that bill to a T. His title bout with Aljamain Sterling set records just by virtue of his being there. How do we know? Because Dana White said so. Yet despite his star power and despite the record-setting, he likely won’t ever make the fabled ‘McGregor money’—once referred to as ‘Anderson Silva money‘—even if he were to land that boxing match with Gervonta Davis he called for in his presser interview after the fight with Sterling.

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In the latest Hey Not the Face! episode, John Nash discussed the factors that present major roadblocks to Sean O’Malley’s ascension up the mega-money ladder. Our main topics were:

* Why Sean and Aljamain Sterling should’ve made more

* How much could he potentially make from a boxing match with Gervonta Davis

* The possibility of having to cut the UFC in on outside ventures like launching a dispensary

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