Idol to rival: O'Malley, McGregor send virtual jabs
Idol to rival: O'Malley, McGregor send virtual jabs
May 07, 2024 by ESPN
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- Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2024, 12:12 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for "MMA Live" * Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun REACTIONS Conor McGregor and Sean O'Malley have shown a mutual respect and even admiration for each other for years -- but those days appear to be over.
- The UFC stars are caught up in a rift this week, after McGregor included O'Malley in a post on social media in which he called for a "lifetime ban" of professional boxer Ryan Garcia.
- Garcia, with whom McGregor also had a solid relationship previously, tested positive for the banned substance ostarine prior to upsetting Devin Haney on April 20 in New York.
- He went on to say Garcia's situation reminded him of O'Malley, who tested positive for the same substance in 2018.
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