As we know, Sean O’Malley is a former UFC bantamweight champion and one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts. However, after back-to-back losses to Merab Dvalishvili, he must rebuild his reputation at 135 pounds, and that starts with a bout against Song Yadong next month.
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On the other hand, Petr Yan is the new king of the division after dethroning Dvalishvili at UFC 323 last weekend. It’s not clear who will be next for him, but some believe it could be O’Malley if he can get past Song. As we know, in their first meeting a few years ago, ‘Suga’ managed to defeat Yan via a controversial decision.
In a recent video on his channel, O’Malley said the following after Yan didn’t really take the idea of a rematch seriously when asked about it after UFC 323.
O’Malley’s take on a possible Yan rematch
“Tim [Welch, coach] showed me this morning they asked Petr if he would give me a rematch if I beat Song or whatever and he started laughing,” O’Malley noted. “Every time Petr has been asked about a rematch even before that, he has avoided it.
“I’m not saying Petr Yan is afraid of me in any way, but he’s saying I don’t deserve it or I’m not good enough or whatever. Wouldn’t that be a good reason to defend the belt? I fought Chito.” [Marlon Vera]!
“He says Merab and Umar Nurmagomedov can match again, that’s true. But I don’t know, I just have to get through Song. Not an easy task.”
Quotes via Bloody elbow
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