Sean O'Malley

2022 - 10 - 23

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UFC 280: Sean O'Malley edges Petr Yan by split decision in action ... (Yahoo Sports)

The man known as “The Suga Show” pulled out a gritty, gutty and bloody split decision over Yan, the former champion in a Fight of the Night type of battle.

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Twitter reacts to Sean O'Malley's split decision win over Petr Yan at ... (MMA Junkie)

O'Malley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Yan went toe to toe in an all-out war that had fans cheering all the way through. In the end, many thought the former champion ...

[October 22, 2022] O’Malley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Yan went toe to toe in an all-out war that had fans cheering all the way through.

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UFC 280: 'Suga' Sean O'Malley beats Petr Yan and graduates as a ... (MARCA.com)

Just before this fight, even Dana White was hyping up 'Suga' Sean O'Malley as a potential UFC star. Comparisons to Conor McGregor have been constant ever ...

He proved he is one of the most electrifying fighters in the entire UFC. Up next, Sean O'Malley definitely earned himself the chance to get a title shot against the winner of the fight between Sterling and Dillashaw. He did his best and managed to get back up all six times he fell on the ground. Sean O'Malley knew Petr Yan would try to take him down a number of occassions, he needed to remain vigilant and not get bested on the ground. [Dana White was hyping up 'Suga' Sean O'Malley](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2022/10/18/634ee2e546163f053c8b45c3.html) as a potential UFC star. Comparisons to [Conor McGregor](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2022/10/07/63400199268e3edb0b8b4585.html) have been constant ever since he started his rise through the Bantamweight division.

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UFC 280 results, highlights: Sean O'Malley takes split decision over ... (CBSSports.com)

'Suga' battled his toughest test to date in a slugfest with the former champion.

I don't know," O'Malley said. But the former champion, who worked a steady diet of calf and body kicks throughout, then responded to being stunned by a left cross in Round 2 by winding up for a left-hand haymaker of his own seconds later to rock O'Malley. "I was a little surprised [Yan chose to wrestle]," O'Malley said. But I was rocked." The post-fight statistics largely fell in O'Malley's favor after outlanding Yan 85 to 76 in total strikes and 69 to 51 in significant strikes. 1 guy in the world."

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'Worst robbery in UFC history': Fighters fume as star dudded in ... (Fox Sports)

'Worst robbery in UFC history': Fighters fume as star dudded in controversial call.

Yan claimed six takedowns and was in control for a significant amount of time on the ground, and was stunned by the decision. I could see people saying Yan won the fight, I could see people saying O’Malley won the fight. At the start of the second round, O’Malley rocked Yan with a brutal left hand. I thought, depending on who you gave the first round to determined who won the fight but that was not the case.” What’s weird is it’s not the way I thought it was with the judge’s scorecards. UFC boss Dana White announced it to be the Fight of the Night in his post-event press conference while O’Malley said he was prepared for a 15-minute war.

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