Sean is too darn relaxed and smart for Merab, and even tho Merab is a cardio machine Sean always finds a way to make his victories look easy. Sean by knockout before the end.
Even ray longo merabs coach knows and said himself on anikflorian podcast that he told merab he's 100% gonna have to eat some shots from sean to win this fight. Striker vs wrestler matchup as it can get, if merab can withstand sugas shots and take it to the ground and later rounds he wins but if he can't and sean finds his way with his strikes earlier or even late hes winning or even getting the finish.
Even ray longo merabs coach knows and said himself on anikflorian podcast that he told merab he's 100% gonna have to eat some shots from sean to win this fight. Striker vs wrestler matchup as it can get, if merab can withstand sugas shots and take it to the ground and later rounds he wins but if he can't and sean finds his way with his strikes earlier or even late hes winning or even getting the finish.
Kevin. I've been following MMA for 20 years so I'm very familiar with your work, but I only came to check out your channel after I saw the way you, respectfully but with intense conviction, asked Dana the damn questions AND follow ups we all want to ask, and MOST importantly, when Dana answered with a bunch of nonsense, you pushed him several times on the topic. I know you and Dana are friendly and I am actually convinced that Dana liked being challenge because that MOFO is a bulldozer. Great job being the reporter MMA fans need. Your earned my respect and It may not count for much, but you also earned my subscription.
Kevin you went from taking a few strays to absolutely crushing it the last few weeks, awesome work brother man. I’m subscribing, keep up the good work!
The UFC screwed Suga with a weak card and bad name value accompanying him. Won’t sell much ppv I believe. Grasso vs Shevchenko couldn’t sell sand to Arab
@@anonymous108 screwed O’Malley? Lmfao. They gifted him all the way to a title and then overly stacked his first defense to make him seem bigger than what he is. This is a big reality check on his “star power”. If you replaced this fight with Max/ilia or even Conor/chandler this card would would sell 2-3x more
i like the state of this division as this is a legit title defense against a legit competitor with a long win streek ,. O-mally has sum exciting fan friendly fights 2 put on this is one of them now,.. and obviously Dana UFC must think a lot about him having him headline one of there biggest // trippy-est ,,, looking /// event, ever ,..
The reason why people keep talking about his cardio is because he doesn't ever finish anyone meaning there will always be opportunities to catch him and O'malley is the best striker in the UFC right now
Fact a mundo!!!!! YES!!!!!! SOMEBODY in these comments sees it for what it is : A HORRIBLE matchup for Merab!!!! His chin will CONSTANTLY be available for O'Malley as he will constantly be making it available by shooting!!!!! MOST ACCURATE, FAST, CREATIVE, SMART, FOCUSED, AND RELAXED FIGHTER? Good Luck to ANY OPPONENT of Sean O' Malley !!!
I didn't know this gentleman interviewimg before today, but I really like him. I love how he lets you see exactly what he's thinking with his facial expressions 😁
@@KevinIoleCan't speak for matey but Dana has fostered an ecosystem of boot lickers, it's great to have anyone pushing back, particularly an established figure such as yourself who Dana seems to respect and have a good relationship with. Fans will support any journalist who asks questions we wish we could.
Calling this no personality clown show, the biggest draw in the UFC, while he fails to sell the coolest venue they've ever played, is hilarious. Stop trying to "build stars" out of characters that will never be stars. 🎉 you deserve everything you get, Red Tomato.
I saw a guy yesterday in Boston while we were on vacation there. He had tattoos like omally. That was pretty cool to me because I follow closely. It made it for an inspiring day.
That cut will get hit, as will Merab's chin. It will be interesting to see whether or not he can take those shots in the process of cardio-smothering Sean. I suspect that we'll get an unsatisfying cut loss, hopefully Sean can hit the button. After that performance against Aljo I know he is capable of doing it against the best. Very interesting fight.
He looks closer to 6' to me. My brother's, Dad, and I all about 5'9" - 5'10" and NO WAY IN HELL we are as tall as O'Malley!!!! Look how damn lenky he is!!!! Easy 5'11"
Hey Kevin I have a channel on addiction and sobriety where I want to start interviewing people and fighters. Would you want to do an interview? I would love to talk to you about your career and reporting on UFC and let people get to know you a little better
Kevin, not trying to tell you how to do your job. Cause you the best to ever do MMA journalism. But you should consider hiring a young buck to edit and pump your interviews out in the form of shorts. On all apps. Snapchat, UA-cam, TikTok, etc. You have a huge backlog and you will make your money back plus see numbers increase everywhere. Not infinite money machine but thank me later.
Poor sug getting the worst undercard in terms of name value, gonna get weak ppv points. The UFC dropped the ball here and is loosing touch with their fan base. Seems like it’s downhill from here boys 😢
I wonder if the UFC had other plans for the Sphere and they didn't work out? It seems like a fight night card, except Merab and Sean. Even Merab and Sean is hardly worthy of the hype Dana was pretending this event would have. I guess the spectacle itself is the sphere.
You heard me preface that by saying I don’t like to ask stir the pot questions. But last time I did an interview with O’Malley, he was praising Conor, etc. Now they are feuding. That’s why I asked him
@@KevinIole Fair play, though this question has been rinsed multiple times in recent interviews. Wouldn't bother mentioning it on other channels, but you're MMA top shelf - higher bar.
Merab outwrestled gold olympic medalist Henry, what you fools think he'll do to Sean who isn't even good at wrestling. Sean about to get them cheeks clapped.
Sean lost to Peter Yan, they should do a rematch, any person with common sense,should know that he lost that fight, strait up!!It was a Dana White rig , because anyone who watched that fight know he lost that fight with out question!!He never get past Peter Yan !! Fake it to you make it fighting small guy's, who's head only up to your chest!!Merab gonna drown this guy, a big man in a smaller man's contest!!!!Weak!!
Unfortunately ufc is becoming boxing with Jones vs Stipe. Its kinda like Canelo vs Benavidez not being made but if Benavidez was the best fighter in boxing
Kevin standing up to Dana during the presser about Jon Jones is LEGENDARY
thats not him
Your glazing for asspinall is LEGENDARY
@@rnason3504 it is, you dont know anything bud
Truly legendary... kind of like Jones career
@@RUARI-mi1yt Know more than you Gnome
Sean is too darn relaxed and smart for Merab, and even tho Merab is a cardio machine Sean always finds a way to make his victories look easy. Sean by knockout before the end.
Tims game planning is top notch
Yep and merab was rocked by Henry and others who aren't nearly as accurate as sean
Even ray longo merabs coach knows and said himself on anikflorian podcast that he told merab he's 100% gonna have to eat some shots from sean to win this fight. Striker vs wrestler matchup as it can get, if merab can withstand sugas shots and take it to the ground and later rounds he wins but if he can't and sean finds his way with his strikes earlier or even late hes winning or even getting the finish.
Even ray longo merabs coach knows and said himself on anikflorian podcast that he told merab he's 100% gonna have to eat some shots from sean to win this fight. Striker vs wrestler matchup as it can get, if merab can withstand sugas shots and take it to the ground and later rounds he wins but if he can't and sean finds his way with his strikes earlier or even late hes winning or even getting the finish.
Agreed
Kevin. I've been following MMA for 20 years so I'm very familiar with your work, but I only came to check out your channel after I saw the way you, respectfully but with intense conviction, asked Dana the damn questions AND follow ups we all want to ask, and MOST importantly, when Dana answered with a bunch of nonsense, you pushed him several times on the topic.
I know you and Dana are friendly and I am actually convinced that Dana liked being challenge because that MOFO is a bulldozer.
Great job being the reporter MMA fans need.
Your earned my respect and It may not count for much, but you also earned my subscription.
Just last week he said to Dana, “ see that’s what you do is talk over us so we can’t talk” Dana apologized and shut up. He’s got his upmost respect
Sean has unbelievable composure in these fights. It’s amazing
He’s not in the fight yet and he hasn’t faught a wrestling addict yet.
@@johnnyalbo2864 his fight with yan was an absolute war
@@johnnyalbo2864aljo?
@@Dp-jf4jo O'Malley's takedown defense is better than I thought. When yan and aljo had him against the cage they couldn't get him down.
Another great interview from the OG!
finaly someone with good and interesting questions
Mr Iole your channel is growing 👏🏾 🔥
HUGEEEE moment for O'Malley. Can't wait.
Worth the wait? 😂🤫
Kevin you went from taking a few strays to absolutely crushing it the last few weeks, awesome work brother man. I’m subscribing, keep up the good work!
Jeez the amount of interviews suga is puttin out is unreal.... glad he's getting PPV points: he sure has earned them.
This event will be lucky if it breaks even bud
The UFC screwed Suga with a weak card and bad name value accompanying him.
Won’t sell much ppv I believe.
Grasso vs Shevchenko couldn’t sell sand to Arab
@@anonymous108 screwed O’Malley? Lmfao. They gifted him all the way to a title and then overly stacked his first defense to make him seem bigger than what he is. This is a big reality check on his “star power”. If you replaced this fight with Max/ilia or even Conor/chandler this card would would sell 2-3x more
@@Aceace1991overly stacked? The card is whack
@@anonymous108they're surrounded by sand, why would they buy more?..
This is becoming the best channel for MMA
Good interview. Good channel no nonsense. Or interruptions🥋. 🤘🏽🙌🏽
I think the distraction of The Sphere spectacle is actually going to be a huge hinderance for some of the fighters. Nobody is talking about this.
True
Great point 👉
Sean wants to be a superstar so its fitting merab will also show the other fighters idk
yeah; really interested in how they are going to film inside of it
i think the octogon is gonna be against the wall no?
i like the state of this division as this is a legit title defense against a legit competitor with a long win streek ,. O-mally has sum exciting fan friendly fights 2 put on this is one of them now,.. and obviously Dana UFC must think a lot about him having him headline one of there biggest // trippy-est ,,, looking /// event, ever ,..
The reason why people keep talking about his cardio is because he doesn't ever finish anyone meaning there will always be opportunities to catch him and O'malley is the best striker in the UFC right now
Agree
Fact a mundo!!!!! YES!!!!!! SOMEBODY in these comments sees it for what it is : A HORRIBLE matchup for Merab!!!! His chin will CONSTANTLY be available for O'Malley as he will constantly be making it available by shooting!!!!! MOST ACCURATE, FAST, CREATIVE, SMART, FOCUSED, AND RELAXED FIGHTER? Good Luck to ANY OPPONENT of Sean O' Malley !!!
Another Quality interview my Mr. Iole.😊
keep the great interviews coming!!
SUGAR SHOW CANT WAIT
Got tickets to the sphere!
Buga show
@MikeYork-bn1mt I can tell inbred
Everyone who's recently interviewed him asks about Conor like can we stop asking the same questions 🤦🤦
Great interview again Kevin 😁 my fav mma reporter 👍🏾
Good stuff as always kev
Sean please save us from the Decision machine
Thanks for the video, KEVIN
I didn't know this gentleman interviewimg before today, but I really like him. I love how he lets you see exactly what he's thinking with his facial expressions 😁
Merab is gonna shock the world!!! It's no secret Sugar can knock out Merab, and if he couldn't! That's how I see Merab gets it done!!!
excellent interview
How do you not have more subscribers? Great content!
We are so hyped to see the OMalley fight!
Im a simple man…
When i see kevin Iole I click…
I can see Sean making Merab look stupid but I can also see Merab absolutely smothering O’Malley to a decision
I see a knee right to that giant crooked schnozzz
Yup 50/50
For the sport let's hope it's not merab who sniffs to a decision
I take Merab!! I think he gonna drown O'Malley!!
@@johnsurf509 ok, come back here next Saturday
The Champ 🙏🏿🇺🇲
Earned a sub from me for saying to Dana what the vast majority of fans feel. Good on you for stepping up when no one else had the balls. GSP > Jones.
MERAB'S BRAIN DOESN'T EVEN REACT TO STAPH. ROCKS 4 BRAINS. ( COMPLIMENT FOR HIS FIGHTING )
Man Kevin lit up like an Xmas tree talking about the sphere 😮
What if merab just grabs him, all rounds, and he has the cardio to do it for 5 rounds.
Merab is going to make it look easy as he slams Suga into a pile of sticks on the mat.
Let's go mareb
Sug growin on me. I have question for kevin, a bxing aficionado:
Where would you rank suga sean vs the sgaus of boxing, by the time he
is done?
Great interview
Kevin the OG still hooking us up
Good short interview
is the MER ROB STAPH infection all goody ?
It would be a bigger story if Merab DIDN'T have staph 🤣
I'm starting to like you man.. didn't before .. you changed my mind
Thanks, I guess. What did I do that made you not like me and why did you change your mind?
@@KevinIoleCan't speak for matey but Dana has fostered an ecosystem of boot lickers, it's great to have anyone pushing back, particularly an established figure such as yourself who Dana seems to respect and have a good relationship with. Fans will support any journalist who asks questions we wish we could.
@@MuhammadImardBruceLeeperfectly said lol
SUGA ERA!!!
Sean is such a beast and badass
Merab ground & pound for the win!!!
Merab is going to slam this guy into a pile of sticks.
Calling this no personality clown show, the biggest draw in the UFC, while he fails to sell the coolest venue they've ever played, is hilarious. Stop trying to "build stars" out of characters that will never be stars. 🎉 you deserve everything you get, Red Tomato.
Yet you are here 🤡🤡🥱🥱
He was trying to train for that Chito knee, he’s having bad dreams about it 😂
Yes he will......unless.....merab doesn't show up!!!!
I saw a guy yesterday in Boston while we were on vacation there. He had tattoos like omally. That was pretty cool to me because I follow closely. It made it for an inspiring day.
OMalley gets it done again
Suga by KO round 1
rednec by rd 3 ko
I have become more and more confident Suga finishes Merab. We know he ain't staying conscious from that knee Chito ate.
Kevin IOLE Is On Fire!! Keep Up The Amazing Work Good Sir!! Subscribe!!
Kevin Iole, best to do it!
I'm not a big fan of loud mouth fighters, but Sean grew on me with his dominant wins and his podcast
That cut will get hit, as will Merab's chin. It will be interesting to see whether or not he can take those shots in the process of cardio-smothering Sean. I suspect that we'll get an unsatisfying cut loss, hopefully Sean can hit the button. After that performance against Aljo I know he is capable of doing it against the best. Very interesting fight.
STRING BEAN SHOW GOING HARD
HE IS JACKED NOW
@@charliec2966 where with the osterine and stem cells in his 🐓 ?
lay off the drugs dopey@@Themangodblessed
@@Themangodblessed NOT TRUE
champ in the 2007 tahoe
Cant wait to see Aljo hand deliver Suga's jacket back when Merab is face first 😆
If Merab can't hold down Sean for all 5 rds its lights out for him.
This is actually more mma vs boxing with the canelo fights than when mma fighters fight boxers
Who is the Jon Jones fella?! Lmao Kevin Iole is the GOAT, no question
@@greymatter8817 LOL!!
I saw the thumbnail and thought deadpool is interviewing Sean
Sean claiming he is a late bloomer when he is 5ft10" is just ridiculous
His head is measured at 2 ft
He's a CLEAN 5'11" WHY do people say this ish??? Lol.
He looks closer to 6' to me. My brother's, Dad, and I all about 5'9" - 5'10" and NO WAY IN HELL we are as tall as O'Malley!!!! Look how damn lenky he is!!!! Easy 5'11"
I like merab to steal the show 😊
Merab fights with his Chin way up in the air. He has been rocked by 5 different opponents. If Sean gets that clean shot he will put Merab away.
Cannot wait 1 more week Kevin we betting on Suga
Find the cut!
2:22 no competition with canelo stop it 😂 he can’t even sell a pvp -$20million
The delusions are strong lol
Showed that watch, quite subtly.
Hey Kevin I have a channel on addiction and sobriety where I want to start interviewing people and fighters. Would you want to do an interview? I would love to talk to you about your career and reporting on UFC and let people get to know you a little better
OK, sure
@@KevinIole Great! Thanks so much. I just sent you a message on instagram
Kevin looks like Trinity from The series Dexter
Kevin, not trying to tell you how to do your job. Cause you the best to ever do MMA journalism. But you should consider hiring a young buck to edit and pump your interviews out in the form of shorts. On all apps. Snapchat, UA-cam, TikTok, etc. You have a huge backlog and you will make your money back plus see numbers increase everywhere. Not infinite money machine but thank me later.
🔥
"sUga SHoW"
Poor profesionalism by Omalley lol. Very disrespectful to Kevin,
How so?
Stuck on that "cut" will make you miss when you get thrown on your back and smashed by "Megashvili"!
Poor sug getting the worst undercard in terms of name value, gonna get weak ppv points.
The UFC dropped the ball here and is loosing touch with their fan base.
Seems like it’s downhill from here boys 😢
Suga shane da mane
Would rather watch you interview ufc guys opposed to brett fakamato and the rest of the espn crew.
I might be a loner with this but I think Suga v Conor would be a good fight.
I wonder if the UFC had other plans for the Sphere and they didn't work out? It seems like a fight night card, except Merab and Sean. Even Merab and Sean is hardly worthy of the hype Dana was pretending this event would have. I guess the spectacle itself is the sphere.
every sean fight is a spectacle. hes perfect.
@@smashypeoplegawk gawk gawk gawk and swallow. Congratulations your teeth are pregnant and its a tiny little clown.
Dana wont use my beats for the ufc production 😡
bro, come on - no need to stoop so low so as to ask Conor questions.
You heard me preface that by saying I don’t like to ask stir the pot questions. But last time I did an interview with O’Malley, he was praising Conor, etc. Now they are feuding. That’s why I asked him
@@KevinIole Fair play, though this question has been rinsed multiple times in recent interviews. Wouldn't bother mentioning it on other channels, but you're MMA top shelf - higher bar.
KEVIN THE GOAT
Jon jones is fhe number 1 pound for pound fighter in the world. Period
Please don’t chew ice while doing an interviews wtf
Shut your mouth
Sean is an amazing fighter, but it needs to humble himself quite a bit
I’m happy he got rid of the clown hair
Merab outwrestled gold olympic medalist Henry, what you fools think he'll do to Sean who isn't even good at wrestling. Sean about to get them cheeks clapped.
More than 7 days away
i am convince that Sean will ko merab
Sean lost to Peter Yan, they should do a rematch, any person with common sense,should know that he lost that fight, strait up!!It was a Dana White rig , because anyone who watched that fight know he lost that fight with out question!!He never get past Peter Yan !! Fake it to you make it fighting small guy's, who's head only up to your chest!!Merab gonna drown this guy, a big man in a smaller man's contest!!!!Weak!!
CANELO FIGHTING A GAS STATION CLERK. NOBODY IN BOXING KNOWS WHO HE IS. THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN FOR A UFC TITLE HOLDER.
Unfortunately ufc is becoming boxing with Jones vs Stipe. Its kinda like Canelo vs Benavidez not being made but if Benavidez was the best fighter in boxing
@@owens7945 ONE OF THE DUMBEST PEOPLE I EVER CAME ACROSS IN MY LIFE.
@@owens7945 yes but Benavides is a cocaine addict and not even unify champion after been 10 years in the same weight division
@@deisysanchez1641 Yea but Canelo still has to fight him, just has to happen. If anything just so people will stop talking about it.
Lmao ima try to get around that nose 👃 😂
Put the abu dhabi card on sphere it will sell out in minutes
Easy win for sean
Would be funny if mcgregor fought omalley b4 chandler
Sugas way too high-level for Merab I easily see Sean getting a first or second round knockout!