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O’Malley took on Aiemann Zahabi in a bantamweight tilt at UFC White House last weekend. Despite taking some brutal inside leg kicks from Zahabi, O’Malley knocked out the Canadian in the second round. O’Malley then called for a title shot against Yan.
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However, Yan claims he had already agreed to defend his title against O’Malley at the White House. “No Mercy” believes the UFC didn’t make the matchup because the promotion wanted to make sure that O’Malley won at the White House.
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“The UFC were afraid for you!” Yan wrote on his Instagram Stories. “They needed to be sure that you would win in the White House! They didn’t want you to get beaten in the White House! I gave my consent! That’s why they gave you someone you can at least handle!”
O’Malley (20-3) defeated Yan (20-5) via a controversial split decision in their first meeting in 2022. “Suga” dethroned Aljamain Sterling to win the title in his next fight and defended it once before losing to Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley failed to reclaim his title in a rematch against Dvalishvili. O’Malley has since rebounded with wins over Yadong Song and Zahabi. Meanwhile, Yan is on a four-fight winning streak, topped off by a clinical title win over Dvalishvili this past December.
Petr Yan claims he agreed to fight Sean O’Malley at the White House, but says the UFC gave O’Malley an easier matchup to make sure he got a win
“The UFC were afraid for you! They needed to be sure that you would win in the White House. I gave my consent. That’s why they gave you… pic.twitter.com/0akn8Kcrr3
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 15, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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