According to the former division champion, the UFC 292 event, in the main event of which his compatriot took the belt from him by knocking him out in the second round, saw extremely low pay-per-view sales.
“I got the numbers, and when I found out, I was like, ‘And this guy keeps saying he’s a big PPV star?” the American fighter said in a video posted on his Youtube channel. “If I had any idea what the sales would be like, I would have taken a vacation and waited. Instead, I took a risk as I was sure I would make a lot of money, but it turned out not to be the case. Nevertheless, I’m not complaining because financially it was still a good year – I can provide for myself and my family”
Sean O’Malley will make his first title defense on March 9 at UFC 299 in Miami against Marlon Vera, while Aljamain Sterling will make his debut in the organization’s welterweight division on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas with a bout against Kelvin Kattar.