Married UFC star Sean O’Malley has been sliding into ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl Hailey Welch’s DMs, but he won’t be in the doghouse with his wife because of it.
Welch, 22, rose to fame as the ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl following a viral YouTube video posted in 2024 in which she used the phrase in reference to oral sex during a street interview.
He has since signed with Jake Paul’s media company and has his own podcast, Talk Tuah, and over 2.5 million followers on Instagram.
On her recent podcast with comedian Grace O’Malley and internet personality Brianna LaPaglia, she revealed that O’Malley had been messaging and calling her on Instagram.
‘You said a UFC fighter, right?’ he asked Grace, who answered yes.
‘What’s the name of that guy who’s been texting me all week?’ The O’Malley boy? Welch asked Grace.
“Sean,” she replied.
‘You have a son, right?’ Welch asked.
‘What is he sending you?’ Grace asked again.
“He’s so nice that he just calls me and says, ‘What are you doing?’ and I don’t say anything,” Welch said.
‘Didn’t he call you like 12,000 times before you said anything?’ Then Grace, stunned, asked.
“I had like five missed calls from him and I thought what the fuck,” Welch responded.
“On Instagram, I didn’t even know you could do that.”
Hailey Welch rose to global fame for her ‘tuah hawk’ comment in a street interview
UFC star Sean O’Malley has a unique agreement with his wife Danya González
O’Malley is still with his wife Danya González, however, he claims they have an open relationship which he defended in September of this year.
“When marriage was first introduced, people’s life expectancy was 21 years,” he said.
“He was so fucking short it was weird.
“So you were only married a few years.” Now there are people who have been married for 40, 50, 60 years.”
However, their open marriage has a twist. Their relationship is reportedly based on a mutual understanding that while he may be unfaithful, Gonzalez is not allowed to stray.
O’Malley says he is allowed to be unfaithful to his wife because he pays for everything
The fan favorite defended their arrangement last year, saying he deserved to be unfaithful because he paid for everything.
“I’m a king,” he said last year.
‘I pay for everything. I treat Danny like a queen.
‘If I have a little shit on my side, what does that have to do with anything?
‘I have testosterone running through my veins, it’s that fucking simple.
‘I wouldn’t say that if I was in the opposite position, if I wasn’t paying for everything, if I wasn’t successful.
‘If I were an average citizen, it probably wouldn’t be fair. But I feel like I’m fucking with King Kong.”
Welch made the revelations on his Talk Tuah podcast, funded by Jake Paul.
O’Malley also admitted that his open relationship hasn’t always been like this, but it became more of a factor when he became a superstar.
‘We listen. “We listened to podcasts, learned about relationships and how to grow so we can figure out what relationship works for us,” she said.
‘I’m horny all the time and it’s not just because of you (González). It took us years to get over that, but I was speaking my truths.’
O’Malley rose to prominence in the UFC bantamweight division, capturing the title with a knockout victory over Aljamain Sterling.
Despite his success, he has faced criticism for inconsistent performances, including challenges against top contenders.
O’Malley is expected to defend his title, and his possible opponents include Merab Dvalishvili.