The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Aljamain Sterling "has it WRONG" calling out Sean O'Malley

Episode Date: October 1, 2023

Aljamain Sterling calls out Sean O'Malley after winning a grappling match at Polaris 25 on Saturday, telling Suga he needs to defend his title against him or Merab Dvalishvili, and DC is here to break it all down! Don't miss why Daniel Cormier compares himself to Aljamain Sterling in the eyes of the UFC. Plus, DC takes fans behind the curtain to let them know why Sean O'Malley will play by his OWN RULES when it comes to picking fights. And DC gives us his hot take on the division and which fight will be next for Suga Sean O'Malley! #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I was scrolling and I saw Al Jermaine Sterling, a guy that we spoke about last week in depth, talking about Sean O'Malley and him fighting the best fighters. Al Jermaine was competing in Polaris. I think it's called he won the Jiu-Jitsu competition. Phenomenal grappler, phenomenal champion. And really was a pillar of what you want from a champion in the UFC. He was active.

He fought anyone. He fought any time. and he fought very often. When you are that type of athlete, you expect the rest of the world to do the same thing. Here's the problem for Al Jermaine Sterling. I don't think he's wrong, but he does have it wrong.

How does Al Jaljo have it wrong? Al Jermaine Sterling won the belt from Peoria, then beat Peoria, then beat Henry Sehudo, and T.J. Della Shaw, then fought Sean O'Malley, lost his title. This all happened in a very short period of time. Why? Why? Because when Aljo won that belt, it was in such a controversial way.

People didn't really respect him as the champ. Aljo was hurt, guys, very, very badly, got neck surgery. The moment he got back, he started to fight again. He loses the belt to O'Malley. Immediately, you know, UFC starts to move on. Nobody's looking back at Al Jermaine Sterling, even though he had defended the belt as many times as anyone in the division, he had beaten the best of the best in the history of the division outside of Dominic Cruz,

and he had looked so good in doing it, he was active, he was doing everything right. But it was on to the next. Now it looked like Cheeto Vero is going to get a title shot, not Marab de Wallisvili, who is one of Al Jermaine's partners. So Aljo, after the competition today says, Mr. Sean, he calls him sugar tits, I think that's what he calls him. he goes, fight me and give me my rematch or fight Marab. Do what I did.

Fight the number one contender. Stop ducking. Here's the issue, Aljo. It's not the same. It sucks, but it's not the same. And I'm going to tell you why it's not the same. It's not the same based on decisions that the champ made or the former champion Al Jermaine Sterling made. Why?

Because I recall. when he won or defended his title for the first time in Jacksonville, he said right away, I'm going to take some time off. And Ryan Clark and I were talking about this on our show, and I said, Ryan, he'll be back sooner than he's saying. I go because they're going to back the truck up to him, and they're going to pay him.

And when they pay him, he's going to say, okay, I want to fight. I'm going to take this extra money. I'm going to go fight. He said it was going to be like July by the time he'd be back. we saw Aljo in April or May in Newark, right? It was much faster than he originally anticipated. I said immediately, this dude is going to get active.

He's going to be very, very active. He's going to be put to work more often than most champions. And that right there is why it's different than Sean O'Malley. Because Sean O'Malley has shown time and time again that he is going to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it. And he's done it publicly from saying he wanted new contracts, even though he had contracts, to saying he wasn't fighting a five-round fight until he was making the money that he felt he would require to fight a five-round fight to sitting after he beat Peoria to wait for a title

fight. If you believe that there was no fights offered to Sean O'Malley over that time between him beating Fiori on that very close fight, to him becoming the champion of the year. crazy. They probably offered, but O'Malley moves to the beat of his own drum. And it does not matter why. Why

you can be convinced. The moment you're convinced, there's a number or a list of numbers that the UFC has as an organization where when they need someone, that's who they're going to call. Especially the champions. Israel and Assange is another one.

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podcast. Is he's going to be, is he's going to be up to fight and he's going to be game? So they'll call him. Most times he'll take it. That's why he's headlined so many fights in such short period of time. I don't care if it's money. Al Jermaine got a new car or something in between the fight with Henry and Sean O'Malley. I don't care if it's car. I don't care what it is that allows for you to be convinced. But because you're convinced in that one instance, then you start to get called anytime the organization needs you and that's what most bosses do, right?

They call the reliable person. I was at. I was that. I was the person that they could call whether it was three weeks, whether it was six weeks. I fought Dan Henderson on short time. I fought Derek Lewis on short time.

I fought many title fights on short time because they called me when I won my first belt, short time. But the moment I was okay with that, At the moment I agreed to it, every time somebody fell out, every time there was an issue, they called me, hey, D.C., what you think? That's what Aljo did. Sean ain't going to do that.

He's proven that. As I stated earlier, from the contract negotiations to the amount of time he's willing to sit, to the type of fights. People were always talking about the matchups that Sean O'Malley received on his way to the title. He had to take the matchups put ahead of him or say no to them. knowing that even though you said no, something else is going to come back in your direction that you'll be okay with. Sean, we want you the headline of fight night.

Nope. I ain't doing it. He plays by his own rules. And I think because he plays by his own rules, that is why he will not have to live in the same way that Al Jermaine lived as champion. Is it fair? How much in the world is fair?

How much in the world is fair? Is it wrong of the organization? Absolutely not. You can go to a grocery store, you can go to a business. It does not matter. They always rely on the person that you can count on. Al Jermain became that. And ultimately that thing that made him so special to the fan and to me,

the guy that's the grinder, I love Al Jermaine Sterling. I love his ability to fight anybody anytime. He's the champ. He don't care. He's still fighting these dude. As much as that made me love him even more than I did before, it ultimately is going to be the thing that makes it hard for him to get what he ultimately wants, that title fight.

Because if Sean O'Malley doesn't feel like he wants to fight him, he won't be forced. He will not be forced. And the more his star grows, the more input he will have on what his journey looks like. Is it unfair that Aljo doesn't get a title fight right away? Probably. With all those defenses?

Absolutely. I'm taking that back. No probably. Absolutely. Al Jemaine should get a title fight. He should get a rematch. But he won't because O'Malley's not looking back. Does Marab deserve a title fight?

Absolutely. Does Marab deserve a title fight more than Cheeto Vera? Absolutely. What's the likelihood of Cheeto Vera fighting before the Marab and Aljo for the title? Pretty, pretty damn certain. They've got the backstory. They've got the history. They fought the same night.

And Charon O'Malley wants to fight him because he wants his get back. So ultimately, all the reasons that I chose to love Aljo or you did is also what's going to cost him. And don't we want the gladiator? Don't we want the guy that's willing to die on his shield, the guy that's willing to fight time and time again? Unfortunately, that's not the world we live in today. and Sean O'Malley could fight in December, Sean O'Malley could fight in January, February, March, whatever the case may be, it'll be on his terms.

He has shown us that time and time again. He won't be pressed. From his very beginning of this time in the UFC, you knew he was a bit special. Obviously, he had this new dog rub, but you also knew that he thought differently. And you see it in all sports. Sean O'Malley is one of those athletes that's taking that same approach.

It has to make sense for me in order for me to do it. It is what it is. But Aljo, trust me, the respect that you have gained from us will never be questioned. But it will ultimately be your undoing. And that kind of sucks. But I am certain Al Jermay will get back on the horse and put himself back in position to where he will not be denied. because you got to remember he was undeniable.

That's why he got the title fight in the first place. He had beaten everyone. There was nobody else to fight. And I'm sure he'll be able to do that again. But we all live in Sugar's world now, baby. So we all got to kind of play by his rules. Al Jermaine Sterling will look to the next thing. I don't know what Marab's going to do because he should be waiting.

But is Maraub willing to do what Sean did? Sean waited a long time to get his title fight. And that may be what the Georgian may have to do. in order to find themselves standing across the octagon from Sugar Sean O'Malley. Or maybe Cheeto Vera. I guess we'll see. Guys, till next time, like, subscribe, tell your friend to tell a friend that DC's got a YouTube channel. I'm dropping content like this.

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Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal, but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, what's good, y'all? You're listening to Learn the Hard Way with your favorite therapist and host Kear Games. This space is about black men's experiences, having honest conversations that it's really not safe to have anywhere, but you're having them with a licensed professional who knows what he's doing. How many men carry a suit or armor? It signals to the world that you're not to be played with.

And just because you have the capability that does not mean that you need to. Listen to learn the hard way on the IHard radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. This is an IHart podcast. Guaranteed human.