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Story bySean O'Malley clarifies comments on potential MMA retirement in 2026Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway, MMA JunkieWed, January 21, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC·2 min readLAS VEGAS – Sean O'Malley recently made headlines and surprised many in the MMA community by saying he might walk away from fighting in 2026. Yes, despite being highly ranked, being one of the bigger stars in the UFC, and just being 31 years old, O'Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) teased a potential retirement from MMA, as he prepared for a return to the cage. O'Malley takes on Song Yadong (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) in the co-main event of Saturday's UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSpeaking to MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday's UFC 324 media day, O'Malley clarified his stance on retirement, which eased many fans."I don't see myself being done fighting at the end of the year," O'Malley explained. "As long as I'm healthy, as long as my body can fight, I'm going to fight."O'Malley has no set date or number of fights he'd like to retire at.
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