Aljamain Sterling and Kevin Dantzler faced off on December 30, at the Fury Pro Grappling 8 event…
And, post-match, Sterling expressed his discontent with grapplers who favor lying on their backs and pulling guard.
Aljamain getting VERY tired of Dantzler’s “offense”#FuryPRO8 pic.twitter.com/Bvv8a8x1Y8
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) December 31, 2023
And now, Sean O’Malley is weighing in on the topic.
In a recent episode of “The TimboSugarShow”, O’Malley commented:
Just wrestle. Wrestle, you little f*cking fruit loop.
Don’t sit on your butt.
Tim Welch jumped in:
I definitely think it should be penalized a little bit, but also, that’s the sport.
You gotta be able to pass the guard.Instead of blaming them on butt-scooting, blame yourself or I can’t pass this f*cker’s guard.
O’Malley responded:
I don’t know. I’m just talking sh*t.
Jiu-Jitsu is a sweet sport.Being able to guard retention and not have someone pass your guard is a sweet skill, but something about wrestling, especially for someone like Aljo who’s going in from fighting…
An MMA guy going, like: “Let’s just f*cking wrestle a little bit.”
The debate then shifted towards the broader implications of grappling in combat sports.
Welch emphasized:
Like Aljo said, if that’s a fight, it’s like – come on.
Every single position he’s in, he’s in this position to just drop bombs on the guy’s head – but that’s the thing about Jiu-Jitsu, it’s not a fight.
It’s not a fight. It’s a completely different sport.
