BOSTON – There were questions about Sean O'Malley’s title-fight worthiness heading into UFC 292 and rightfully so given his resume.
His five-fight unbeaten streak consisted of three fighters released from the UFC (Thomas Almeida, Kris Moutinho and Raulian Paiva), a no contest vs. Pedro Munhoz after an accidental eye poke, and a controversial split decision win over former champion Petr Yan, which elevated him to No. 2 in the UFC bantamweight rankings and secured his title shot.
“Dana White privilege,” anybody? That’s what Aljamain Sterling was talking about before their encounter Saturday night at UFC 292, a notion the UFC president shot down afterward.