Sean O’Malley X-ray comes back negative, MRI still to come

The future of UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley remains unclear following his technical knockout loss to Marlon Vera at UFC 252 last weekend in Las Vegas, a bout that saw “Sugar” suffer an apparent leg injury that may (or may not) have contributed to his in-cage demise.

The good news for O’Malley is nothing was broken.

“X-ray on his ankle/lower leg came back okay,” a source told Ariel Helwani. “No fractures but MRI is needed (once swelling goes down) to look for ligament and tendon tears. They will scan knee too. Can’t have a MRI until swelling subsides.”

O’Malley suffered a similar injury back in 2018.

The loss to Vera will undoubtedly slow the momentum of the oft-hyped “Sugar Show” regardless of whether or not O’Malley is sidelined with a debilitating injury. Either way, former UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo remains unimpressed.

Just in case anyone still cares what “Triple C” thinks.