Revealed: The UFC superstar who has been in ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl’s DMs ‘all week long’

A viral internet personality has claimed she has been inundated by messages from a former UFC champion.

Haliey Welch gained significant notoriety online earlier this year after using the phrase ‘hawk tuah’ in reference to oral sex during a vox pop interview.

The 22-year-old subsequently amassed a following of more than 2.5million fans on Instagram and launched the Talk Tuah podcast with Jake Paul’s Betr media company.

During a recent episode of the series Welch revealed that she has recently been receiving messages on social media from the former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley.

After her guest, comedian Grace O’Malley, revealed her type was MMA fighters Welsh asked: ‘You said a UFC fighter right?’ 

Welch exploded into viral fame earlier this year for using the phrase ‘hawk tuah’ during an interview

The 22-year-old revealed she has been receiving messages and calls from former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley

‘What is that fella’s name that has been messaging me all week, the O’Malley boy?’

‘He’s so nice he’s just conversating with me, he’s like “what are you doing?” and I was like, “ahh nothing.”

‘When he first dm’d me I had like five missed calls from him and I was like, “what the f***?” Like on Instagram, I didn’t even know you could f****** do that.’

O’Malley has recently undergone hip surgery after suffering a torn labrum in preparation for his fight with Merab Dvalishvili last month.

The 30-year-old entered the fight as the reigning champion of the 135lbs decision, but suffered just his second career loss as Dvalishvili utilised his wrestling skills to secure a unanimous decision victory.