Sean O’Malley Thinks He ‘Surprised’ Petr Yan at UFC 280 - MMA Fighting
Sean O’Malley discusses his win over Petr Yan at UFC 280, what rounds he won, how tough Yan was, if a title shot is next, facing Henry Cejudo, O’Malley vs. Chito Vera 2, Jake Paul’s performance, and more.
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I think the judges surprised everybody
not everybody
Who cares the game goes on.
O’Malley vs Chito will be a huge mega fight. Potential Trilogy in the making.
That really sounds like something I wouldn’t watch, there’s more exciting fights for Sean than a rematch with chito
The fact Chito runs w it saying he smoked sean lmao it was a freak injury. If he actually beat him sean would accept it.
@@Turppa21 lol 😆 bro chitos toe dug into his nerve from a well placed kick...
@@Turppa21 he did beat him with a elbow on his head that put him out for a bit . Was great
@@AllDayBlazer89 you at like he tried to do that its not something he will ever do again😂
Chito vs O’Malley for the belt is going to be dope
I've been saying for two years these two would meet at the top of the division.
@@REDANDSILVER741 you acting like its crazy take lol
@@adamxo. fr give him his flowers
@@adamxo. you’re probably blck, why are you talking?
@@kanthony9154 i will
Bring Yan to the show next time, we would like to hear him about that controversial loss, his contract with the UFC and how he feels 🥲
He did but yan declined
Glove and fense holding
I don't think he wants to talk to anyone for awhile honestly.
Nobody talks about How Many times Sean cheated in the match. Countless Cage grab, 5-6 Time Glove grab but not even the top tier journalist Ariel Don't want to talk about it.
@@luminousdreams8405 who cares. Yan was try to poke Sean’s eyes out from the start
All the guys saying yan was gonna kill Sean then Sean does more damage😂😂😂 now they’re talking about “ground control”🤣🤣🤣
Petr turned into a wrestler now
facts
Suga out boxed “the best boxer” in the bantamweight division and people still throwing shade avoiding that statement
@@Ron-xg1wz bro he got slapped about for 3 round what you smoking 😂
@@AllThings101 Petr got busted up
I would be equally as excited for Chito or Aljo. Big stakes for both fights even without a title on the line. He's gotta eventually put that chapter to rest.
Dude where u from, I see u everywhere
Lol equally as excited? That Aljo fight stylistically isn't entertaining imo.
Sean surprised absolutely everyone with that performance. I was one of his biggest doubters but he took it to Yan and didn't back down the entire time. He's the real deal.
Watching the fight again closely, I think there is a bias based on how Sean was breathing heavily. Yeah, dude was tired, but if you look at how he used his limbs, they weren’t tired. He was consciously using breathing technique to oxygenate his body. He took very little damage and utilized head rolls well. It was close but i really don’t think it was a robbery.
Anyone surprised at Suga's performance I don't think has watched much of his work. It was impressive to me, but not surprising.
The only 'surprise' I remember is the look on O'Malley's face when they announced the decision.
His body was still in shock from how far he was pushed, I honestly think he lost nothing had he not got the decision
Like demtrious Johnson...
nah i was definitely surprised at how omalley made it a close fight
So many killer fights for O'malley; Yan 2, Chito 2, Sandman, Aljo or Cejudo even. Glad he's arrived at this point itst been cool watching his past 36 months or however long he's been getting the hype. Keep on truckin' dude! Get that 💰💰
Yeah man they got good options with suga well done to who ever is in charge of batamweight division 🤙
@@drbray They rigged it. He will get washed his next fight. He is highly-overrated. They will kick those spindly legs.
@@marcelmarshall4240 rigged or not which its not lmao, sean stood his ground against yan while everybody was expecting him to get bulldozed. Quit being a hater its not good for you
As usual, no one talking about Umar Nurmahomedov.
@@shafqatishan437 I think merab is a frustrating fight for Sean and sandhagen, being mates with the champ can potentially spoil some great fights for aljo
O’Malley was the most surprised person in the arena, when he heard he won.
Give the man his props !!!!!! Look what he's done in less than a year !!!!
@@theduhscripshunn5476 he sure as hell didn’t react like someone who knows won the fight when he was in the ring. 🤣
Nobody talks about How Many times Sean cheated in the match. Countless Cage grab, 5-6 Time Glove grab but not even the top tier journalist Ariel Don't want to talk about it.
I thought petr won not by much , but Sean surprised me he's a good all round fighter ,he's now proven imo
I feel like it was one of those fights where nobody got robbed and it could have been either guys night. I think the only round that was for sure was yan won the 2nd
The man watched the fight 5x and still want come to the fact that they gave him the fight.
Nobody talks about How Many times Sean cheated in the match. Countless Cage grab, 5-6 Time Glove grab but not even the top tier journalist Ariel Don't want to talk about it.
@@luminousdreams8405 mma troll did an entire video on it
@@luminousdreams8405 that fat guy in a wheel chair send u?
suga never the same after receiving the gift
He has a point. The moment he gets into a fight for the belt it simply has to be a ppv main event. Henry vs Aljo is nice but I only see that being a co-main to the other male divisions besides flyweight
Do you think Suga vs Aljo will be the main event? Lol. Surely the arena will be empty then . Which bantamweight headlined PPV main event recently ?
@@Dare-Knight That’s the special thing about it. It’s been a while. But Suga is a huge draw
@@Dare-Knight Did you even read any of the comment before responding?
Suga is just a pink haired skinny guy. Nobody cares about what he's doing other than you 12 year old nelk fans. He sucks at talking trash. He knows he will lose. Has zero confidence. What is the draw? He has pink hair? Who cares?
Nah it will be a good co main for him too.
Surprised everyone that watched the fight
Sean was great, at grabbing the cage and hooking gloves 😂👍🏼 A lot of us wanted him to win, but not like that. Edit: people crying about the truth in the replies 😅
you think that alone wins fights yep. That knee that hit yan in the face didnt mean anything
Facts
So what about Yans eye pokes then?
It's up to the ref to be a ref. People fight out of instinct and it happens. If it happens enough you deduct points.
of all the terrible fouls, fence grabs, glove hooks Sean's arent even a blip on the radar. cry more tho
Need to do Chito vs Sean for sure, I’m glad Sean is on board and not trying to avoid that fight. He’ll prove the naysayers wrong if he can beat marlon Vera fair and square.
Man I love the Suga Show but I have to be honest, there were 4 of us watching the fight that night and right at the bell we all agreed it was a fantastic fight but all 4 of us gave the nod slightly to Yan. We were all taken back when they called it for O'malley. And this coming from 4 of his fans. I mean at the end of the day it was a very close fight and we gave O'malley the stand up 60/40 but obviously the take downs we're like 90/10 in favor of Yan. Would love to see them run this back. Kudos to both fighters for a great performance and a fantastic show for the fans.
Takedowns aren’t rly scored unless you do damage or attempt submissions with them
Kind of beautiful how things all worked out for Chito. Sean's win sets things up for him since they have a history already. He could be in the number 1 contender fight or Sean could get the shot next and Chito could be right there to challenge the winner where UFC would again hope Sean can beat Aljo.
Yan’s last 3 weigh ins and his last weigh in with Sug: kzhead.info/sun/mNSEpaeSnoaudKc/bejne.html You can’t tell me Yan’s stoic exterior wasn’t cracked. He was mad knowing “the pink poodle” was going to piece him up
I rewatched it multiple times and still have yan winning even tho I wanted Sean to win .
did you study the judging criteria first?
@@bv6377 watch weasle..
The best thing about being number 1 now is that Malley no longer gonna get any easy fights. Switching back and forth between an ortodox and southpaw stance for both Malley and Yan was so fun to watch. A 5 round rematch would have been something...
I feel you. Lots of fighters these days fights okay out of both stances, but this might be the first fight since Izzy vs Anderson that both fighters spoke both stances fluently. And that fight blew, so this was great to watch.
Honestly think Sean would have finished Petr if there were 2 more rounds. Both were exhausted but Sean was the fresher fighter in the third round.
Would’ve been sick if it was a 5 round fight
@@Bothsidesmakenosense I usually just go hit my wife
I love this D Boy give it to him Lobe from Germany 🇩🇪
Finally been waiting for this interview 🔥🙌🏾
Imagine the UFC telling you 'You didnt have enough control time for Sterling 2, so you lost!!' This fight being told 'Sean did more damage so your control time doesn't matter!!' If i were Petr i wouldn't talk to anyone either. I would be salty and bitter chilling in a cold castle somewhere.
And hopefully in that coke castle he’ll realize why one of the oldest sayings is “don’t rely on judges”🤷🏾♂️ O’Malley for rd 1 and 3
@@truereviewsportsnews5692 nope. That's a low fight IQ take.
It's ok baby girl
@@quincyjackson7855 low fight IQ💀 an what gym do you train at big guy? Nobody does a 6 week camp to depend on judges, Petr now has 3 losses in a row that are all “controversial”… when in reality I had Aljo and Suga both winning by 1 rd in both. You’d have the fight IQ of a banana if u disagree Suga won the 3rd, Yan won the 2nd for sure… if it’s only rd 1 people can’t determine how is it a robbery
Similar example is lawler vs condit and silva vs bisping. Lawler won on damage when he was outstruck 3-1 but silva lost to bisping based on bisping having a higher volume yet way less damage. No consistency
Certainly did surprise Petr with the decision Robbery 💀 😂😂😂
Petr Yan is gunna leave the UFC after all this and I don't blame him
Maybe traded, but the UFC isn’t going to just let Yan go. Unless he’s getting traded.
interesting how many more fights he got left on his current contract, anyone know?
His manager said that was fake news and he got a few more fights on his contract
He went from #1 to #2, it's not that bad
@@yuriymiami2816 4 fights
I agree with Ariel, I was really impressed by how Sean handled himself in the ring after the fight.
That's the thing though last time I said it should be on damage and they said it was about ground game. Now they go for damage and the take downs and ground game didn't count. /shrug
He totally thought he lost.
Scream and shout and cry all you want but the fight was close , could’ve gone either way , SEAN WON despite everyone saying EVERYONE but his fans , ‘ yan by murder’ , ‘yan will smoke him’ - yet he proved he belongs with the best of the division- W SEAN
Yeah, but if the reff did his job, sean should of had at least 1 point deducted
@@guynew8501 Lol, I've heard a lot a cope regarding that fight but you're likely the only person on the planet who thinks that.
@@lovelylemonfactory No, anyone who watched the fight knows exactly what he's referring to. That fence grab stopped the takedown and it wasn't the only time he grabbed the cage. He was holding gloves as well. Regardless, that fight was clearly 3-0 Yan, 2-1 at best if you gave Malley round 1. Round 3 he landed a knee and a combo on the guard, then got countered, taken down and slapped around.. Idk if you remember what it looked like when the bell rang, but it was Petr Yan with O'malleys feet behind his head getting punched into the canvas. "cope" That was an outclassing from a 5'7 guy..... LMFAO
Sean himself was in disbelief lmao but yes derka dekra
As long as he's got something to hold on to, none of the decision will be able to take him down. 🤣 😂
I rewatched the fight multiple times and I can say Yan won round one and two
Thankfully your not a judge
Allday
I watched it again and have no idea how anyone could think yan won round 1
@@r6scrubs126 lot of people stuck in 1998 and think take down wins
@Zen Patchouli you don't judge " fouls " unless the ref takes a point. You guys all lose money on Yan or something
Welcome to the Suga show! 💪🏾 O’Malley vs aljo for the belt next! Let’s go Suga show!
Anyone know if they posted the whole show for 10-31?
The only thing that surprised Yan were the judges terrible decision
Definitely. Totally robbery!
And that Sean cracked him in his midget Russian head
@Dev “Peter gonna beat up Sean standing “ Just take the L and move son
Why that Cheater Yan is only at the receiving end? Because that Cheater Yan does nothing offensively and waits for perfect timing which never came in his last two fights. Lol The cheater lost to an 11th-ranked guy 😂😂
Yan sure didn't look surprised when the result was read out. It's weird how you guys all talk about how Sean looked shocked but ignore how Yan didn't.
Ariel im surprised u weren’t honest here. Be a man next time and call it how it is. Yan WON the fight clear as day. People are just willing to look past it because it is omalley.
Peter Yuan got robbed …. O’Malley wasn’t even called out on his cage grabbing …
Every PPV Sean is on its becomes the best Card of the year
I like Sean but only 'surprise' was Sean's face when decision read out
All I saw was confidence in Sean's face when the decision was read. Perhaps the perception of some says more about themselves then Sean
@@Counter-Intuitive or maybe perception can be counter intuitive at times
The way Sean says Vegas kills me every time
Sean won the stand up easy. That speed length and timing!!!
The fact sean made the best boxer in the ufc want to wrestle win or lose says something.
Its says it's a mma fight nothing else. He probably wrestled because his easy it was to take sean down.
Let’s be honest no one thought he was winning until that knee and he still rocked o malley!
You do know petr is a great grappler also right? He takes atleast all his opponents down in his fights.
@@chasingcats5147 thank you for explaining. I don’t understand how people done see that
Nobody talks about How Many times Sean cheated in the match. Countless Cage grab, 5-6 Time Glove grab but not even the top tier journalist Ariel Don't want to talk about it.
Didn’t Sean just re negotiate his contract like one or two fights ago? He’s had a close decision and a no contest. Hasn’t been very exciting his last two fights yet he thinks he’s growing into a superstar. Conor had amazing performances and finished people every time out when he was on the rise.
wait you though yan vs omalley wasnt exciting???? do you like mma?
@@bv6377 I guess I meant he hasn’t any decisive wins to prove he should needs to re negotiate or is the true #1 contender. A lot of people thinks he lost that fight and his fight before this was a no contest. I think he still needs to fight for #1 contender spot before earning a title shot. Just my opinion.
@@bv6377 was a good fight thats overshadowed by how judges said the loser was the winner. nobody remembers the fight. everybody remembers the robbery
Yan have given Sean a lisp! Lol 😆 he wasn't talking like that on his podcast a few days ago. The Nate Diaz cte is kicking in!
And Sean left a hole in Yan’s face that will be there forever
literally the connection lmao but ok
@@kimjong699 a cut above his eye is hardly a hole but cry harder 😆
@@dyyylllaannn literally a speech impediment but ok
Been watching omalley since I was 18 I'm 22 now time flies man
100% agree with Ariel about the PPV points. Sugar will be bringing in way more views if he went up against Sterling. Sugar vs Chito would be BIG though as well.
CHITO VERA VS OMALLEY for the interim can be the main event of a PPV. Come on UFC, make it happen
Chito vs Sean is the biggest fight in the division. For a belt or not. Sean deserves PPV points now. He's earned it.
I believe. Gotta give him props either way. The kid jumped up 10plus place’s.
I’m an O’Malley fan but at the end of the fight O’Malley looked tortured and Peter looked like he just stop off at the shops to buy some milk.
Man did not watch the same fight as everyone else
besides the cut obviously
Yea Sean looked visibly gassed after round 2
5 rounds and Yan would finish him
@@yuriymiami2816 lol fight would’ve been stopped with that eye also both would’ve paced them selves much more if it was. Think before speaking
and the judges surprised all who thought YAN won
And it’s clearly a super close fight…can go either way
Rewatched. 29-28 Yan. Sean was stunned
29-28 can't be a robbery
Yan was stunned too 😂
One man was tired the other was bust open pouring blood, damage is done... good fight, Both great to watch... but Sean took it. That knee won the fight.
Re watch it.
How does Sean hop over Chito in rankings?
It Feels So GOOD, to know that the Haters are so Mad, Cause Suga Sean is Such A World Class Fighting Savage! 😁
The judges surprised everyone more than anything else
I have Petr all the rounds.. they were very close in 1 & 30but I gave them all to Yan.
Good thing you don’t judge fights
Chito vs O'Malley, it's perfect timing actually
Feels like a repeat situation of Aljo vs Yan 2. Everyone thinking Yan’s gonna destroy the opponent, fight ends up being an evenly matched close fight, Yan just barely loses, everyone calls it a robbery
The judges surprised everyone
Sean definitely surprised Yan. Especially at the end when the referee lifted up his hand.
Awwww 😢😂😂😂
Chito vs O'Malley #1 contender fight. Winner of Cejudo vs Sterling.
The suga show is good but,aljo be a big ask for him with the grappling there's no going back now it's the best vs the best,good luck to Sean going forward he's a likable person.
sean yk what surprised us the decision and surprised petr
I can watch that fight 9000 times and Yan will have still won in my opinion. I’m not one of those Suga haters either. I actually knew he would do good but to say he won that fight is crazy. It wasn’t a fight where it coulda went either way. Yan CLEARLY won. Good for O’Malley in the end though. The hype really paid off for him. He should not get a title fight imo. Make him fight Chito again
Disillusioned, Sean won 1 and 3, lol
@@Dare-Knight you just proved you have no idea how to score rounds . R1 and 2 went to Yan...
@@jakubsvoboda9134 how do you score rounds then? What did Petr do to win the rounds? Did Petr land the most damaging blows?
@@jakubsvoboda9134 Lol, my idea is the same as the 2 judges' ideas. Kid
@@Dare-Knight if you were the reff, would you have taken points away from sean for fense and glove holding
I can't explain it but it felt so good and reassuring when he took those shots from Petr. Thas what I was worried about.. not the output or strength or speed.
I initially thought Yan won it. I watched this interview and watched the fight again. Sean won 1 and 3 100%. Well done great interview
Yan was surprised he was *ROBBED*
The only suprise about this fight is the fact the judges scored a win for O'Malley.
Makes me so proud 🥲.
Should do O’Malley vs Chito for interim belt in March and then winner vs Aljo in July
Ariel is not being honest with Sean. He knows Sean lost the fight just say so, Sean asked for his honest opinion. Sean knows he lost as well, look at t his face expression when the results were read.
Didn't Ariel say that he thought Sean lost? What were you watching?
How come Ariel isn't asking about Sean's fence grabbing and glove grabbing? That's weird
Never been a fan of Sean, but you have to respect his performances and skills.
I was genuinely surprised Sean won as well
I don't understand how such a technical sport can be judged that subjectively... A decision can be questioned sometimes but that often? that's a real issue
This man is a better version of Colby Covington on the trolling 😂😂😂
I think the judges surprised Petr Yan, actually
I gave it to Yan, split decision, but it could have gone the other way and it did. Was not a robbery.
Yan clearly won 1 and 2 lmao. Wild how easily peoples minds are changed by media.
After i watched the fight again and saw all the fense holding sean did... and glove holding, i definitely gave the fight to yan
Thing is would omalley have excepted the lost if yan had of won unfortunately we'll never know shame ariel didn't ask him that question..
Sean DEFINITELY proved himself !!!!!!!!
Proved he's a good actor🥴
Nobody talks about How Many times Sean cheated in the match. Countless Cage grab, 5-6 Time Glove grab but not even the top tier journalist Ariel Don't want to talk about it.
@@luminousdreams8405 loads of vids out there mate believe it all over every mma posts.
@@luminousdreams8405 how many times are you going to comment this? do you think youre going to retroactively change the decision? lol
proved that you can get judged the winner after losing if you dye your hair a funny color and do a little dance for the camera
Sean did perform well but I think "the judges" surprised Yan :-)
Yeah you were taller than expected he still took control of you and to me he won
U got GIFTED THAT WIN
Give them the rematch and that’s it
Sean is right- i am 100x more likely to watch a ppv is his name is attached to it. There are a few must watch namwa for me. Vicente Luque, Santiago Ponzinibbio (fan boy i know), Khamzat, Kevin Holland, Michael Chandler, Calvin Kattar, Volk, and O'Malley. I won't miss their fights.
Rematch Chito vs O Malley 2 for an interim belt and winner faces the winner of Henry vs Aljo
Suga still thinks he’s undefeated
I don’t get why he’s so unsure about fighting for the belt next. Before this fight it was winner gets title shot. Now he’s unsure? You got a win over the number 1. Should have hyped up your shot after the fight and he’s still not doing it. Sean’s at the top now. Every fight is going to be rough from here on out. May as well take your title shot now.
Maybe he realized there are levels to this and he is not ready yet for Aljo.
Sure but there are no easy fights for him anymore. May as take the title instead of just about an equal chance of losing to a top guy
its because he lost and knows the ufc isnt going to give him a title fight for the fight he just lost on camera on live tv in spite of what 2 corrupt judges wrote on paper
Sadly this looks so rigged. Dana for sure has huge privilege for some fighters
Can’t really say that if it was a close match that went to decision
It sucks omalley was so shook up or concussed he changed his tune about fighting for the title after a win over the number 1. Never seen a guy so hesitant about fighting for the title.
@@oldironsides4107 because he knows he doesn´t deserve the title shot. He is one of the most hated fighters out there and he would be hated even more if he calls for title shot. Or he doesn´t acutally think he is ready for Aljo.
@@oldironsides4107 You talking about after the fight? I mean he kept it real and said he needed to watch the fight right? That’s a solid answer after a close fight like that
Being hated is a good thing is prizefighting. Gets you more money than being liked. By omalley after every fight. He thought he won against chito and a fight that was a no decision in a 7 minute fight where the judges gave Pedro round 1 in a fight nothing happened. He now gets the win over the number 1 in the biggest fight of his career Inna match dana said winner fights for the title. Hyping up his title shot before yan and then after does a 180? He could of or can fight for the title You guys think there is more risk fighting Aljo and that’s for a title and equal downside. Or fight a sandhagen , merab. Yan or chito rematch where he’s ranked higher than those guys? Or maybe cejudo. All of those fights are dangerous but only one will get you the most money and a title. Maybe he would have the best chance against Dillashaw as he’s old and has had way too many injuries in his career.
After watching this fight I went and watched the second Aljo vs Yan fight and Yan probably won that one too Judges love that time- in-control, even if youre not punching and youre failing to submit
Go live with your own fantasy world. Your daddy Petr will now quit and will leave UFC.
@@goatedcrafty7733 just my opinion. You don’t have to tantrum, little boy
@@johnsantostefano3373 You prolly under 6'2 little boy
@@goatedcrafty7733 shhhh time to grow up
@@johnsantostefano3373 Stop projecting Yan fan. You need to go outside too with them multiple accounts LMAO what a weirdo
Has anyone really ever wanted to buy a PPV because Sean O'Malley was going to be on it? I sure as hell haven't..
I didn't doubt him, I bet on him. The man has skills.
He got a gift of a decision
@@mrc.p8423 The first round was close. I had it for Petyr as many others did. It was close enough to not be a shock that it went to Sean.
Chito vs Sean should happen after sean gets the belt, it would be a massive PPV ✨
I think the Omalley haters are more upset that he didn't get "smoked" like they assumed he would
I love seeing UFC fans angry lmfao
me too man its almost as good as the fights
Askren was grappling against masdival. You got this sugar!!
Dana said Henry vs Aljo at the 280 post fight press conference. That's where those rumors came from. Don't need any inside sources to know that lol
Sean did good, I feel for Yan though. He will have to climb at least a 3 fight win streak to get to the title again after 2 split decision losses. If he leaves and goes somewhere else, i get it. I don't think the UFC will rush him to a title again.
He could fight cruz tj or chito and be right back in the mix
Suga vs Chito for the Bantam title if Aljo moves up in weight class. TF Henry done to deserve an immediate title shot?