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UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley passed the biggest test of his career with a three-round war against Petr Yan at UFC 280.
O’Malley and Yan faced off on the UFC 280 main card in one of the most highly-anticipated three-round fights in recent UFC history. The winner would likely get the next title shot, as UFC President Dana White alluded to during fight week interviews.
Yan and O’Malley threw hands from the opening seconds of the fight, swinging with jaw-dropping pace and combinations. The two also battled in a few scrambles on the ground, with each fighter having their moments.
After three rounds of action, O’Malley earned the nod on the judges’ scorecards via a split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29), despite many fans and pundits scoring the fight for Yan.
UFC Fighters Go Wild Watching Sean O’Malley Vs. Petr Yan
See what UFC fighters had to say watching O’Malley vs. Yan.
Round 1:
Let’s fucking go ?— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022
WAAAAAR YAN! Constant pressure from bell to bellLET'S GOOOOO!#UFC280— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022
Who do you think took the first?— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022
Round 2:
WOOOOW WHAT A START OF ROUND 2 !!!!!— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022
Wowwwwwwwwwwww this is amazing ? ?— LERONE MURPHY (@LeroneMurphy) October 22, 2022
This is a banger that boy sean hands are nice great recovery by yan— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022
Round 3:
Amazing 3rd! O’Malley and yan were banging!!!!!— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022
What a performance by both fighters.Fight of the night !!!— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022
O'Malley did waaaay better than I expected. Hats off to Yan. Hell of a fight. #UFC280— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022
Reaction To Judges’ Scorecards
Wow talk about UFC privilege this is getting outta hand.— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) October 22, 2022
Wowwwwwww. I had Yan winning 30-27 but none the less, O’Malley showed he’s an elite bantamweight. I’m sold that he’ll get his hands on a belt someday. #UFC280— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) October 22, 2022
Credit to O'Malley for the strong performance but Yan won that— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) October 22, 2022
The best shooter in the ufc ?— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 22, 2022
Wow that was the worst call I’ve seen in a long time! Yan definitely won that fight— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) October 22, 2022
O’Malley will likely be the next man in line for a UFC bantamweight title shot with the split decision win. He got a huge step up in competition and seized the opportunity in one of the best fights of 2022.
Entering UFC 280, O’Malley fought a no-contest against Pedro Munhoz due to an accidental eye poke. He won three-straight fights before that, including knockouts of Thomas Almeida and Raulian Paiva.
Yan has now lost back-to-back close split decisions after losing the title to Aljamain Sterling via disqualification at UFC 259. After the DQ loss, he won the interim title over Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267.
Check out the UFC 280 results and highlights here.
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley passed the biggest test of his career with a three-round war against Petr Yan at UFC 280.
O’Malley and Yan faced off on the UFC 280 main card in one of the most highly-anticipated three-round fights in recent UFC history. The winner would likely get the next title shot, as UFC President Dana White alluded to during fight week interviews.
Yan and O’Malley threw hands from the opening seconds of the fight, swinging with jaw-dropping pace and combinations. The two also battled in a few scrambles on the ground, with each fighter having their moments.
After three rounds of action, O’Malley earned the nod on the judges’ scorecards via a split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29), despite many fans and pundits scoring the fight for Yan.
UFC Fighters Go Wild Watching Sean O’Malley Vs. Petr Yan
See what UFC fighters had to say watching O’Malley vs. Yan.
Round 1:
Let’s fucking go ?
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022[/quote]
WAAAAAR YAN! Constant pressure from bell to bell
LET'S GOOOOO!#UFC280
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Who do you think took the first?
— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Round 2:
WOOOOW WHAT A START OF ROUND 2 !!!!!
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Wowwwwwwwwwwww this is amazing ? ?
— LERONE MURPHY (@LeroneMurphy) October 22, 2022[/quote]
This is a banger that boy sean hands are nice great recovery by yan
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Round 3:
Amazing 3rd! O’Malley and yan were banging!!!!!
— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022[/quote]
What a performance by both fighters.
Fight of the night !!!
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022[/quote]
O'Malley did waaaay better than I expected. Hats off to Yan. Hell of a fight. #UFC280
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Reaction To Judges’ Scorecards
Wow talk about UFC privilege this is getting outta hand.
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Wowwwwwww. I had Yan winning 30-27 but none the less, O’Malley showed he’s an elite bantamweight. I’m sold that he’ll get his hands on a belt someday. #UFC280
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Credit to O'Malley for the strong performance but Yan won that
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) October 22, 2022[/quote]
The best shooter in the ufc ?
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Wow that was the worst call I’ve seen in a long time! Yan definitely won that fight
— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) October 22, 2022[/quote]
O’Malley will likely be the next man in line for a UFC bantamweight title shot with the split decision win. He got a huge step up in competition and seized the opportunity in one of the best fights of 2022.
Entering UFC 280, O’Malley fought a no-contest against Pedro Munhoz due to an accidental eye poke. He won three-straight fights before that, including knockouts of Thomas Almeida and Raulian Paiva.
Yan has now lost back-to-back close split decisions after losing the title to Aljamain Sterling via disqualification at UFC 259. After the DQ loss, he won the interim title over Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267.
Check out the UFC 280 results and highlights here.
Click here to view the article.
O’Malley and Yan faced off on the UFC 280 main card in one of the most highly-anticipated three-round fights in recent UFC history. The winner would likely get the next title shot, as UFC President Dana White alluded to during fight week interviews.
Yan and O’Malley threw hands from the opening seconds of the fight, swinging with jaw-dropping pace and combinations. The two also battled in a few scrambles on the ground, with each fighter having their moments.
After three rounds of action, O’Malley earned the nod on the judges’ scorecards via a split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29), despite many fans and pundits scoring the fight for Yan.
UFC Fighters Go Wild Watching Sean O’Malley Vs. Petr Yan
See what UFC fighters had to say watching O’Malley vs. Yan.
Round 1:
Let’s fucking go ?— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022
WAAAAAR YAN! Constant pressure from bell to bellLET'S GOOOOO!#UFC280— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022
Who do you think took the first?— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022
Round 2:
WOOOOW WHAT A START OF ROUND 2 !!!!!— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022
Wowwwwwwwwwwww this is amazing ? ?— LERONE MURPHY (@LeroneMurphy) October 22, 2022
This is a banger that boy sean hands are nice great recovery by yan— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022
Round 3:
Amazing 3rd! O’Malley and yan were banging!!!!!— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022
What a performance by both fighters.Fight of the night !!!— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022
O'Malley did waaaay better than I expected. Hats off to Yan. Hell of a fight. #UFC280— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022
Reaction To Judges’ Scorecards
Wow talk about UFC privilege this is getting outta hand.— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) October 22, 2022
Wowwwwwww. I had Yan winning 30-27 but none the less, O’Malley showed he’s an elite bantamweight. I’m sold that he’ll get his hands on a belt someday. #UFC280— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) October 22, 2022
Credit to O'Malley for the strong performance but Yan won that— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) October 22, 2022
The best shooter in the ufc ?— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 22, 2022
Wow that was the worst call I’ve seen in a long time! Yan definitely won that fight— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) October 22, 2022
O’Malley will likely be the next man in line for a UFC bantamweight title shot with the split decision win. He got a huge step up in competition and seized the opportunity in one of the best fights of 2022.
Entering UFC 280, O’Malley fought a no-contest against Pedro Munhoz due to an accidental eye poke. He won three-straight fights before that, including knockouts of Thomas Almeida and Raulian Paiva.
Yan has now lost back-to-back close split decisions after losing the title to Aljamain Sterling via disqualification at UFC 259. After the DQ loss, he won the interim title over Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267.
Check out the UFC 280 results and highlights here.
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley passed the biggest test of his career with a three-round war against Petr Yan at UFC 280.
O’Malley and Yan faced off on the UFC 280 main card in one of the most highly-anticipated three-round fights in recent UFC history. The winner would likely get the next title shot, as UFC President Dana White alluded to during fight week interviews.
Yan and O’Malley threw hands from the opening seconds of the fight, swinging with jaw-dropping pace and combinations. The two also battled in a few scrambles on the ground, with each fighter having their moments.
After three rounds of action, O’Malley earned the nod on the judges’ scorecards via a split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29), despite many fans and pundits scoring the fight for Yan.
UFC Fighters Go Wild Watching Sean O’Malley Vs. Petr Yan
See what UFC fighters had to say watching O’Malley vs. Yan.
Round 1:
Let’s fucking go ?
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022[/quote]
WAAAAAR YAN! Constant pressure from bell to bell
LET'S GOOOOO!#UFC280
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Who do you think took the first?
— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Round 2:
WOOOOW WHAT A START OF ROUND 2 !!!!!
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Wowwwwwwwwwwww this is amazing ? ?
— LERONE MURPHY (@LeroneMurphy) October 22, 2022[/quote]
This is a banger that boy sean hands are nice great recovery by yan
— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Round 3:
Amazing 3rd! O’Malley and yan were banging!!!!!
— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 22, 2022[/quote]
What a performance by both fighters.
Fight of the night !!!
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) October 22, 2022[/quote]
O'Malley did waaaay better than I expected. Hats off to Yan. Hell of a fight. #UFC280
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Reaction To Judges’ Scorecards
Wow talk about UFC privilege this is getting outta hand.
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Wowwwwwww. I had Yan winning 30-27 but none the less, O’Malley showed he’s an elite bantamweight. I’m sold that he’ll get his hands on a belt someday. #UFC280
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Credit to O'Malley for the strong performance but Yan won that
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) October 22, 2022[/quote]
The best shooter in the ufc ?
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 22, 2022[/quote]
Wow that was the worst call I’ve seen in a long time! Yan definitely won that fight
— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) October 22, 2022[/quote]
O’Malley will likely be the next man in line for a UFC bantamweight title shot with the split decision win. He got a huge step up in competition and seized the opportunity in one of the best fights of 2022.
Entering UFC 280, O’Malley fought a no-contest against Pedro Munhoz due to an accidental eye poke. He won three-straight fights before that, including knockouts of Thomas Almeida and Raulian Paiva.
Yan has now lost back-to-back close split decisions after losing the title to Aljamain Sterling via disqualification at UFC 259. After the DQ loss, he won the interim title over Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267.
Check out the UFC 280 results and highlights here.
Click here to view the article.
