russian fighter petr yan in an interview with , he called UFC President Dane White’s long-awaited statement about the winner of his fight with American Sean O’Malley entering the title fight.
The fight between Yan and O’Malley will take place on October 22 in Abu Dhabi on the UFC 280 tournament card. There, current UFC champion Aljamain Sterling, who beat Yan in the last fight by split decision, will meet TJ Dillashaw.
Piotr, Dana White made a big announcement on Tuesday that the winner of your fight with O’Malley will go to the title fight.
“Yes, that’s good news. But that didn’t add much motivation. In principle, we thought about it, it was planned.
– Now this statement from the UFC boss can negate questions in the context of what victory will you give over an opponent who is not in the top ten?
We were aware of this news. Therefore, this fight was interesting for us.
Ian is 29 years old and is ranked number one in the UFC bantamweight rankings. During his career, the fighter spent 19 fights, won 16 times and lost three times. He is a former UFC bantamweight champion. O’Malley, 27 (not included in the top ten) in MMA has had 16 fights, won 15 times and lost once.
Source : MatchTV

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