Sean O’Malley reacted to Petr Yan’s nice efficiency towards Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323.
Yan challenged Dvalishvili for the UFC bantamweight title final Saturday in Las Vegas. Not solely was this an opportunity for Yan to take again the 135-pound gold medal, however it was additionally an opportunity to get revenge after shedding to “The Machine” in 2023. Mission completed for Yan, who ended 2025 with a unanimous resolution victory.
O’Malley despatched flowers to Yan on social media after the upset title win.
“It was a fantastic efficiency from Petr. Everybody dominated him out,” O’Malley mentioned. “God, Merab getting hit on the top could possibly be my new screensaver.
“Oh my god, Petr Yan bought the job carried out.”
O’Malley shares the Octagon with each Yan and Dvalishvili. “Suga” Shaw defeated Yan by break up resolution in 2022. O’Malley had two losses towards former UFC bantamweight champions and was unable to beat Dvalishvili.
O’Malley will compete in a key bantamweight bout at UFC 324 on January twenty fourth. He’s scheduled to face Track Yadong. This would be the first time O’Malley won’t compete in the principle occasion of a UFC card because the aforementioned battle towards Yan.
With Dvalishvili now not the champion, O’Malley may quickly return to the bantamweight title. Different candidates, corresponding to Umar Nurmagomedov, have additionally made sturdy claims. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to face Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 324 and believes a win will earn him one other shot on the title.
Dvalishvili, then again, hopes to battle Yan for the third time in a row. Contemplating how lively “The Machine” has been within the UFC, we will not rule out the likelihood that “The Machine” will get his want earlier than another person takes a shot at bantamweight gold. Go to BJPenn.com for the following replace on the UFC bantamweight title image.
