Sean O’Malley thinks the judges scoring his fight against Petr Yan in his favor did him a disservice in a certain way. O’Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defeated Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) by split decision this past Saturday at UFC 280 – a decision many thought was controversial. O’Malley, who’s now the No. 1-ranked bantamweight in the UFC’s official rankings, surpassed a lot of expectations with his ability to stand toe-to-toe with Yan, but finds himself receiving criticism after getting the split decision nod. “If I would have lost that fight, people would have put a lot more respect on my name,” O’Malley said on his YouTube channel
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