Sean O’Malley is completely satisfied to attend for Petr Yan.
At UFC White Home, O’Malley stopped Ayeman Zahavi in the second spherical for his second straight victory. The win firmly places O’Malley within the title combine at 135 kilos, particularly contemplating he already has a win over reigning champion Petr Yan. The issue for O’Malley is that Yan has unfinished enterprise with Merab Dvalishvili, and the 2 appear destined to battle in a trilogy to settle their rivalry. And if that is the case, O’Malley says it is okay to attend.
“Petr is a champion,” O’Malley instructed MMA Combating. “Subsequent time, if I do not win, I am going to wait. If Petr beats Merab, it is me vs. Petr. How can we not have that match?”
When the 2 fought again at UFC 280 in 2022, O’Malley defeated Yan in a controversial cut up resolution. With this victory, “Suga” entered and gained a title battle towards Aljamain Sterling, establishing himself as one of many prime stars in blended martial arts.
O’Malley received his revenge towards Marlon “Tito” Vera in his first title protection, which O’Malley says is the largest battle within the division’s historical past thus far, but when Yan defeats Dvalishvili to arrange a rematch, the previous bantamweight champion believes the battle may prime that.
“It is undoubtedly (the largest battle in bantamweight historical past),” O’Malley mentioned. “I would love to listen to somebody’s argument. I believe me vs. Tito is the largest battle proper now. When it comes to numbers, that was the largest bantamweight battle of all time. I believe me vs. Petr will surpass that.”
However first, Jan and Dvalishvili must reconcile. The bantamweight champion has been out of motion since December after present process again surgical procedure following his title-winning efficiency, however the trilogy bout is anticipated to happen earlier than the top of the yr.
