Sean O'Malley reveals custom one-of-a-kind fight shorts ahead of UFC 299 (Video)

Move over Bryce Mitchell, you're not the only one with custom shorts anymore.

According to the new bantamweight champion, he'll be wearing bright pink shorts on fight night, the first of their kind. That makes O'Malley and Mitchell the only two UFC fighters to have custom fight shorts made. Mitchell's are camo style and began during the Reebok kit era.

Typically UFC champions wear black and gold shorts, but O'Malley is anything but typical.

4 days out from 299, go buy the PPV before it sells out! pic.twitter.com/xu4jCazxO2
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) March 5, 2024

Now dropping in game and online!! 🎮@SugaSeanMMA’s NEW pink UFC @Venum shorts are available at @UFCStore!#UFC5 | #UFC299 | @EASportsUFC pic.twitter.com/kreiQ4Ge9f
— UFC (@ufc) March 5, 2024

The shorts are also now for sale at the UFC shop and will be available on the video game as well.

O'Malley fights in the main event at UFC 299 on Saturday when he looks to defend his title for the first time in a rematch with Marlon "Chito" Vera. He lost their first encounter but has vowed to not let that happen again.

MMA Twitter reacts to Sean O'Malley's new pink shorts

MMA Twitter reacted to the news of the new shorts with mixed emotions.

Sean O’Malley can’t lose in the @BretHart shorts 🩳 #UFC299 https://t.co/v6Mw35Q1vg pic.twitter.com/dOWQjgAf4Q
— Jason Hagholm (@JHagholm1) March 5, 2024

Now that O’Malley has his pink shorts, UFC and Venum need to stop fuckin around and add purple and orange
— —————— (@yeeeeesirski) March 5, 2024

YOO THATS SICK THEY GAVE O’MALLEY THE PINK SHORTS
— Skinny Bro 🎥🤳 (@itsskinnybro) March 5, 2024

These are cool

But does this mean the UFC is gonna allow fighters to show off their personalities again?

Or is Bryce Mitchell & Sean O’Malley the only ones who are allowed to have custom shorts? https://t.co/uHpk2843DP
— DJ MurkCity (@myrksitymma) March 5, 2024

No one gives a fuck about Sean O’Malley’s new pink shorts 😂
— Kruptix MMA (@kruptixmma) March 5, 2024

Sean O’Malley rocking the gray fight shorts🔥 (I’m colorblind) pic.twitter.com/8ozO4NLZop
— Connoisseur of Combat (@ConOfCombat) March 5, 2024

So the only fighters with unique shorts are Bryce Mitchell and Sean O’Malley https://t.co/dLNrBBwwBr pic.twitter.com/5n3En27e01
— Jake (@Yurnited) March 5, 2024

UFC 299 takes place in Miami, FL, and features a co-main event between fan favorite Dustin Poirier and Benoit Saint-Denis. Also on the card is the UFC debut of Michael "Venom" Page who takes on Kevin Holland on the main card. Two more fights round out the PPV portion of the card when Gilbert Burns takes on Jack Della Maddalena and former champion Petr Yan takes on rising star, Song Yadong.

Here's the full card for those unaware of the epic fights on tap.

Full UFC 299 fight card

MAIN CARD | ESPN PPV | 10 p.m ET

C - Sean O'Malley (17-1-0, 1NC) vs. No. 5 Marlon Vera (23-8-1)
No. 3 Dustin Poirier (29-8-0, 1NC) vs. No. 12 Benoit Saint Denis (13-1-0, 1NC)
No. 13 Kevin Holland (25-10-0, 1NC) vs. Michael Page (21-2-0)
No. 4 Gilbert Burns (22-6-0) vs. No. 11 Jack Della Maddalena (16-2-0)
No. 4 Petr Yan (16-5-0) vs. No. 7 Song Yadong (21-7-1, 1NC)

PRELIMS | ESPN | 8 p.m ET

No. 5 Curtis Blaydes (17-4-0, 1NC) vs. No. 7 Mackenzie Dern (20-2-0)
No. 4 Katlyn Cerminara (18-5-0) vs. No. 6 Maycee Barber (13-2-0)
No. 6 Mateusz Gamrot (23-2-0,1NC) vs. No. 11 Rafael dos Anjos (32-15-0)
No. 12 Pedro Munhoz (20-8-0, 2NC) vs. Kyler Phillips (11-2-0)

EARLY PRELIMS | ESPN | 6 p.m ET

Ion Cutelaba (17-9-1, 1NC) vs. Philipe Lins (17-5-0)
Michel Pereira (29-11-0, 2NC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-6-0, 1NC)
Robelis Despaigne (4-0-0) vs. Josh Parisian (15-7-0)
C.J. Vergara (12-4-1) vs. Assu Almabayev (18-2-0)
Joanne Wood (16-8-0) vs. Maryna Moroz (11-5-0)

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