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Sean
\nO’Malley<\/a> claims he hasn\u2019t been jealous in a long time until he
\nsaw Ilia
\nTopuria<\/a>\u2019s latest partnership deal. <\/p>\n

Topuria recently became the first combat sports athlete to sign with the Swiss luxury watch brand Richard
\nMille<\/a>. O\u2019Malley admits that he was jealous when his coach,
\nTim
\nWelch<\/a>, shared the news with him. However, O\u2019Malley acknowledges
\nthat Topuria has earned the partnership. O\u2019Malley notes that \u201cEl
\nMatador\u201d has knocked out three legends in a row in Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a>, Max
\nHolloway<\/a> and Charles
\nOliveira<\/a>, and is now scheduled to headline the UFC\u2019s iconic
\n
\nWhite House card<\/a> against Justin
\nGaethje<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Well Deserved<\/h2>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t felt the jealousy emotion in a long time,\u201d O\u2019Malley said
\non YouTube<\/a>. \u201cAnd I felt it when Tim sent me this
\nscreenshot \u2013 Ilia signed with Richard Mille. That is sick. But I\u2019m
\nalso like, [Ilia] knocked out three legends, knocked out three Hall
\nof Famers in a row, he\u2019s headlining the White House. Well deserved,
\n100%. He deserves it. I have two Richards, though. He probably has
\none too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Topuria now belongs to an elite list of Richard Mille\u2019s \u201cFriends
\nand Partners\u201d that includes icons from every sphere, like Yohan
\nBlake,  Sebastian Loeb, Sam Kerr<\/a>,
\nRafael Nadal, Pharrell Williams, Lando Norris, Didier Drogba and
\nothers.<\/p>\n

The UFC lightweight champion said of his partnership with Richard
\nMille: \u201cI feel a lot of pride, because it\u2019s huge\u2014not only for me,
\nbut for the entire fighting world.\u201d<\/p>\n