Sean O'Malley

'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."

SEAN O'MALLEY is on course for superstardom following a brutal knockout of Petr Yan.The Dana White's Contenders Series alumni locked horns with the fo.

Yan looked to bring the fight to the ground once again and eventually landed a prolonged double leg. The Montanan landed the best strike of the fight - a nasty knee to the head - midway through the round and cut Yan. O’Malley tried to stay long early in the third and final round and looked to pepper Yan with his jab. The Russian managed to land a series of strikes in full guard but was unable to keep O'Malley on his back. O'Malley managed to get back to his feet and landed a takedown of his own before the buzzer went. Both men began the contest with a number of feints to try to get a read on one another.

O'Malley has become one of the UFC's most popular rising stars and will make a huge step-up tonight when he challenges leading contender Petr Yan.

The bantamweight contender puts a lot of his success inside the octagon down to his relationship with Gonzalez who he has been with for several years now. However the 27-year-old has admitted that his partner has been reluctant to find another sexual partner on her own despite expressing her desire to do so. It never went anywhere, but in my mind, I accepted and was okay with it if she were to do that. When I first met Danya, I told her, ‘I don’t know why anyone would f*** the same chick for the rest of their life, I can’t do that.’ So she knew she wasn’t in love with a phoney me. O'Malley has been fighting in the UFC's bantamweight division since 2017 and is viewed as one of the promotion's brightest stars. I like to think of ours as just an open-minded relationship where we don’t own each other.

Sean O'Malley picked up the biggest win of his career as he survived some tough moments to beat Petr Yan by split decision after three epic rounds o.

Amid the carnage, Yan had the wherewithal to secure another takedown and he proceeded to take the fight back to the floor every time the young prospect managed to pop back up. After surviving O’Malley’s attempts to close the show, the Russian fired back with a huge right hand of his own that shook his opponent and allowed him to secure another takedown. O’Malley popped back to his feet and managed to secure a takedown of his own before the horn sounded and a competitive round one came to a close.

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.

O'Malley faces Petr Yan at UFC 280 and he is confident a win could put him on the same path which saw McGregor become the UFC's most popular fighter.

I want to be that guy that everyone gets excited for, everyone and their grandma watches the fight just because." When Conor's gone, when it's all said and done, I want to be that next guy. O'Malley has since won seven of his nine UFC fights and thinks a win against Yan could be the start of catapulting him into the same limelight as McGregor. Conor's going to come back and still be considered the biggest star in the sport, but [fans] are wanting that next superstar. UFC boss Dana White admitted he asked if matchmaker Sean Shelby was "out of his mind" when suggesting the matchup. 'Suga' is set for the toughest challenge of his career at UFC 280 tonight as he faces former bantamweight champion Petr Yan.