Odie Delaney Wants to Face Andre Galvao in a Grappling Contest in One Championship

If things were up to Odie Delaney, Summer 2022 would be pretty busy. Delaney (3-0, 1-0 One) made his One Championship debut in February when he submitted Thomas Narmo with a spectacular hammerlock in 66 seconds at One “Bad Blood.” Now, “The Witness” is scheduled to face Mehdi Barghi at One 158 on Friday. Should things play out according to the American’s plan, Delaney would like to stay busy in the summer. The American Top Team Asheville representative aims to compete against Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace and Strikeforce alum Andre Galvao in a grappling contest. According to Delaney, a grappling specialist, it would be quite an entertaining fight for the fans and a big challenge for himself.

(00:00) Intro
(00:24) His flight to Singapore
(01:35) His camp for Barghi
(02:26) His corner
(02:38) His prediction for the fight
(03:24) His favorite submission maneuver
(03:46) Submitting Narmo via “Odielock”
(04:52) Why you don’t throw body kicks at wrestlers
(05:34) Hoping to stay busy in the summer
(06:04) Calling out Andre Galvao
(06:40) His thoughts on a clash with Marcus Almeida
(07:40) Praising One for incorporating different combat sports under the same banner
(08:37) Walking out to “Alive” by P.O.D.
(09:25) Discussing his faith
(11:04) Acknowledgments
(11.40) Outro

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and he now covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.