UFC star Sean O'Malley has revealed controversial kickboxer Andrew Tate reached out to him with a cryptic message.
Tate, 35, is a former world champion kickboxer who has received a whirlwind of attention in recent months, mostly because of his divisive views on women and society. He also once appeared on UK reality TV show Big Brother and has been challenging YouTube star Jake Paul to a fight since he crossed over to boxing.
Whilst discussing the controversial views of Tate on the TimboSugarShow podcast, O'Malley revealed that Tate messaged him "out of nowhere" stating 'let's do it'. O'Malley was baffled at the context of the text but replied the same message to Tate despite not knowing what he was referring to.
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"Dude, Andrew Tate he hit me up this morning," O'Malley said. "He said, 'Let's do it.' That's all he said. I don't know what the f*** it meant, but I said, 'Let's do it.' "He's a f****** character. Just out of nowhere, blew up. Very, very strong opinions. I like his idea of girls having to get the numbers of their body counts on their forehead. That was, like, one of the best ideas."
Tate's net worth is believed to be in the region of £100million after running successful business ventures with his brother, Tristan, who is also an ex-professional fighter. It's unclear if Tate was challenging O'Malley to fight with his text, but that is unlikely given the former kickboxer weighs over 200lb and is 6'2" tall whilst O'Malley fights at 135lb in the UFC.
The British-American recently claimed to be the "most top man" in the world whilst comparing his search trends to YouTube star turned boxer Paul, stating: "I'm more famous than him, I'm the blue line and he's the red line, this is Google searches. I'm top 'g', I'm the most top man in the world. If me and Jake Paul fight, I would destroy him. He knows I would destroy him and that's fine".
Despite vowing to "destroy" Paul in a fight, Tate admitted he respects the YouTube star for making a bold career change. "He's got enough money and he doesn't have to do this. He's putting his reputation on the line. I know that takes balls and I respect him for it. I understand now that's he's very serious about his boxing career and they have brought back that old school [approach] of 'have you got beef, let's fight'. I love that," he added.
