Sean O’Malley, the 28-year-old rising star, achieved a spectacular upset by dethroning Aljamain Sterling as the UFC bantamweight champion at Boston’s TD Garden on Saturday night.

In a remarkable turn of events, O’Malley capitalized on Sterling’s overcommitment to a left hand strike, executing a masterful counter right punch that swiftly dropped the defending champion to the canvas.

O’Malley, now recognized as the youngest champion within the UFC roster, playfully entered the conversation by drawing inspiration from Britney Spears.