On Saturday night at UFC 324, Sean O’Malley managed to get himself back in the win column with a narrow victory over Song Yadong. While it wasn’t the most convincing victory, all that really matters to ‘Suga’ is that he raised his hand. Of course, there were many who felt like he shouldn’t have been the one to get the nod.
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O’Malley’s future in the bantamweight division is also unclear. Some feel he should be put back into world title position against Petr Yan, while others want him to get at least one more win before he gets such an opportunity.
In a recent reaction video he filmed at the event, Michael Bisping gave his thoughts on how O’Malley vs Song played out.
Bisping’s take on O’Malley vs Song
“We’re just at the end of Round 1 of Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong, a cautious start for O’Malley,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel. “Of course Song Yadong swings heavy and puts everything into every shot. Sean moves well, stays out of range and doesn’t really make shots. Neither man landed anything big, but at the end of the first round a nice double leg from Song Yadong took him down, O’Malley goes for the guillotine, didn’t get it.
“Song escapes, gets on top, didn’t really do any damage, but obviously with the control time and the pressure and the overall aggression that we saw from Song Yadong, round 1 is a 10-9 for Song Yadong. Sean O’Malley has to get on the ground and try to do some damage. He looked a little nervous at the beginning of the fight.”
“Wow,” Bisping said, mouth agape. “That’s a shock. Wow. Sean O’Malley gets the decision. Wow. I didn’t expect that. I thought two rounds to one for Song Yadong. Anyway, close fight. Those first two rounds were very close. Fair play to O’Malley. He’s back with a win, that wasn’t easy. I’m not going to call it a robbery. Personally it was 2-1 for Song, but they were close.”
Quotes via MMA junkie
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