Son Yadong has made important changes and believes he’ll repay when going through Sean O’Malley.
Yadon and O’Malley are booked to face off at UFC 324 on January twenty fourth. The struggle shall be a part of the UFC’s first occasion underneath its Paramount+ streaming settlement. The centerpiece of the cardboard is the interim light-weight title struggle between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje.
UFC.com spoke with Yadon forward of the historic present. The No. 5 ranked bantamweight mentioned he’s focusing extra on sure points of his struggle.
“I’ve been focusing extra on wrestling this yr,” Yadon mentioned. “I went to San Diego to coach with J-Flo (Justin Flores), he’s a judoka, so I discovered some new issues.
“This match is essential for me as a result of a win towards Sean is a large achievement,” he mentioned, acknowledging the magnitude of the duty forward. “It is a huge alternative for me.”
A victory over O’Malley can be the most important win of Yadon’s skilled MMA profession. This will even carry him nearer to combating for the UFC bantamweight championship than ever earlier than. O’Malley comes into this struggle with one thing to show, having dropped his second straight match to Merab Dvalishvili.
Yadong was within the combine with a few of the prime contenders within the 135-pound weight class. Amongst them is present champion Petr Yan. Yadon misplaced by determination to Yan and TKO to Cory Sandhagen. His most up-to-date struggle was towards Henry Cejudo, and though the struggle resulted in disappointing style, Yadong earned a technical determination.
O’Malley is winless in 2025 and needs to start out the brand new yr by reminding the MMA world that he’s a former champion. “Suga”‘s final victory was again in March 2024, when he nonetheless held the gold medal.
BJPenn.com is reporting the newest information on UFC 324, which is able to proceed till the massive occasion on January twenty fourth.
