Sean O’Malley has booked his biggest opponent to date. The rising UFC bantamweight contender is set to take on former champion Petr Yan on Oct. 22 at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. The news was revealed by O’Malley during an interview with ESPN . O’Malley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) is coming off a no contest ruling against veteran Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 earlier this month. The bout was deemed a no contest following an eye poke from O’Malley that put Munhoz out of competition
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