Sean O’Malley gets praise from fans and Nate Diaz as he declares his victory over Petr Yan

Sean O’Malley gets praise from fans and Nate Diaz as he declares his victory over Petr Yan

Yan and O'Malley

Sean O’Malley was the most divisive prospect in MMA Today in the UFC but with his most recent win, he’s got his fans ever closer and his doubters piling up in him. O’Malley beat Petr Yan, the former champion in a controversial decision, however after a repeat viewing of the bout, Siga is sure of himself.

O’Malley did better than many would have expected him to against a polished talent like Yan. A fight that many felt would be a walk in the park for the Russian, went the 15-minute distance with the aura of invincibility around Yan being severely questioned. However many still believed Yan had done enough to secure a victory.

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As the decision was read out in favor of O’Malley, the MMA World was divided with many O’Malley fans being able to see the bout being in his favor, while Yan die-hards and other fighters were adamant about Yan being robbed. Today Suga wrote on Twitter, “Just rewatched the fight, def won. “

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Sean O'Malley x Nate Diaz x Petr Yan
Yan outlanded O’Malley however he had significant strikes going in his favor

This led to a huge debate raging, as both camps argued that it was their fighter who deserved the victory.

O’Malley even managed to get some professionals rooting for him in the form of Merab Dvalishvili and UFC Megastar Nate Diaz himself. The replies were crowded by O’Malley stans refusing to argue the validity of the result.

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Aljamain Sterling’s teammate and top bantamweight contender himself, Dvalishvili was in O’Malley’s camp.

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However, Nate Diaz who has in the past been seen hanging around with Yan was certain the bout went to O’Malley, alluding to his colleagues being puppets.

https://twitter.com/Pezeo_/status/1585091156698103808?t=4gSYyvE3GWjLV5UIRWRauw&s=19
https://twitter.com/McGregorRousey/status/1585101811815395328?t=m7QiTa-tf5K7PewbsZ5tnw&s=19

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