B/R MMA Roundtable: Was Petr Yan Robbed in His UFC 280 Loss to Sean O'Malley?0 of 3 Show
 Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC "We go to the judges' scorecards." No other words raise the blood pressure and tension level for fight fans quite like the time between the final bell and Bruce Buffer reading the arbiters' verdict. On Saturday at UFC 280, it happened again. In a fierce, hard-hitting fight, Sean O'Malley earned the split-decision victory over Petr Yan, as the "Suga Show" picked up the biggest win of his young career. UFC News @UFCNews But the decision was far from clear-cut. Yan provided a salty response to the judges' panel on Twitter after the bout. Petr “No Mercy” Yan @PetrYanUFC With great MMA controversy comes the responsibility to react to it, and the B/R MMA Staff was eager to answer the call. Did the judges rob Yan in his loss to O'Malley? Read what our team had to say about the fight and submit your comments on who you think deserved to win. Why Yan Was Not Robbed1 of 3 Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Before we determine whether Yan was robbed or not, let's take a look back at the action. We'll start with the second round, which was the most definitive for either fighter. After getting rocked early, Yan returned the favor with a massive punch of his own, followed by one of his three takedowns in the round, per UFC Stats. All three judges gave Yan the second round, but all three gave the third to Suga Sean, who weathered the storm and proved he has plenty of substance to back up all that style. A last-second takedown from Yan might have swayed the audience into thinking he had a better showing than he did, but the judges weren't convinced. Seán Sheehan @SeanSheehanBA The first round is the toss-up, with two judges giving it to O'Malley to create the fateful split decision. O'Malley outlanded Yan 23-19 in that round, though Yan was far more accurate (61 percent) than O'Malley (41 percent). The first round could have gone either way. Therein lies the rub: We can't on one hand acknowledge it was a close fight and then cry robbery when your guy doesn't win. Robberies only happen when the fight isn't close. Phil Murphy @Phil_Sports Want a real robbery? Go back to 2010 and the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 12, when Nam Phan battered fan favorite Leonard Garcia from pillar to post, landing 102 significant strikes to Garcia's 64, but still came out with a shocking split-decision loss. In his post-fight interview, Garcia admitted that he too believed Phan had won. Or how about when Lyoto Machida scored a decision win—a unanimous decision win, no less—over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in 2009 despite being definitively outstruck in all five rounds and giving up 2:42 of control time? These were clear and present robberies from the MMA judges, be it from pure incompetence or something more nefarious. These are the moments for which fans and pundits should gnash their teeth. Everyone on this side of the 1988 Olympics knows that robbery is a strong word in combat sports. A close fight between two close competitors, like the one that happened at UFC 280, doesn't qualify. Here's hoping we get a rematch out of it at least. That would be a good silver lining. - Scott Harris O'Malley's Post-Fight Interview Gave Away Who Won the Bout2 of 3 My man Scott is among the most learned minds in the MMA business. But he's wrong here. Because, yes, Yan got robbed. Best written in lower-case letters, maybe...but victimized just the same. While I won't argue "Suga Sean" deserved Round 3 after rocking Yan with punches and landing a knee that opened an ugly cut, it's far less arguable that Yan entered the final five minutes with an insurmountable (so long as he didn't get flat-out dominated) 2-0 lead. This just in: He didn't get flat-out dominated. Lest anyone forget, Yan had things his own way for prolonged chunks of the first 10 minutes, scoring four takedowns on six shots, racking up nearly four minutes of control time (compared to O'Malley's mere two seconds), and landing 73 strikes to his opponent's 45. And while all but one of O'Malley's strikes were "significant," Yan landed 43 significant shots of his own, too, and certainly seemed far closer to a finish in that stretch than O'Malley. So on numbers alone, it's a slam dunk. But if you need further proof, let's go to the videotape. O'Malley was hunched on his stool before standing to hear the final verdict, and his closed eyes as Buffer began reading the numbers seemed consistent with someone who'd given all he had but realized it probably hadn't been enough. His "I
didn't know, honestly. I thought it could have gone either way" response to Daniel Cormier's question about the result is universal combat sports code for "Whew, I didn't think I deserved it." It wasn't anywhere near a thrashing. But, scoring one at a time, it's easier to suggest O'Malley deserved none of the rounds—let alone the two he got via the suspect pencils of Ben Cartlidge and David Lethaby. Put it all together, and the moral of the story is simple: It's good to be the "it" guy. Because in this case, that's what mattered most. - Lyle Fitzsimmons Petr Yan Should Have Won, End of Story3 of 3 Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC I promise both Lyle and I are not ganging up on Scott here. But I'm calling as I see it: Yan won the fight. We have to acknowledge the fact that Yan's fight with O'Malley was outstanding, and fight fans would be eager to see these two run it back sometime in the near future. Two hard hitters gave it their all for three rounds, and a five-round rematch is a match we'd love to see. And now, let me do my best to make the argument that Yan got
jobbed. Scott makes great points about this being actually a much closer fight than the court of public opinion would have you believe. But when a large portion of the media and fans arrive at the same opinion, maybe they're all onto something. According to mmadecisions.com, 25 out of 26 unofficial media scorecards gave the win to Yan. These are folks who follow
the sport on a regular basis and felt that Yan got the better of the action. Yan was successful in 6-of-13 takedown attempts and had 5:44 of control time. Want more of an argument in favor of Yan winning? OK. How about Khabib Nurmagomedov himself being bewildered at how Yan was considered the loser? And believe me, his opinion has way more weight than mine. FullCombat @FullCombat_ It was a close fight and probably closer than what fans and experts realize after first watching. But you can't tell me that Yan didn't deserve to walk away with
the win. - Lucky Ngamwajasat What happened to O'Malley vs Yan?By the end of the fight, O'Malley outlanded Yan 84-58 in significant strikes. But many UFC superstars did not agree with the result and took to Twitter to voice their opinions.
Did Sean O'Malley win?Sean Daniel O'Malley (born October 24, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #1 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.
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Sean O'Malley (fighter). What age is Sean O Malley?28 years (October 24, 1994)Sean O'Malley / Agenull
What height is Sean O Malley?5′ 11″Sean O'Malley / Heightnull
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