"This will age poorly" - Fans react to Sean O'Malley claiming he won't get hit even once against Petr Yan

UFC fans on social media flamed Sean O'Malley after the rising bantamweight star made a bold declaration ahead of his fight against Petr Yan at UFC 280.

Taking to Twitter, a confident O'Malley claimed that he'd be surprised if he gets hit once by the former UFC bantamweight champion. Given that Yan is regarded as one of the best strikers in the division, O'Malley received flak for his comments.

Check out Sean O'Malley's tweet below:

Sean O'Malley

@SugaSeanMMA

I’ll be surprised if I get hit once

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I’ll be surprised if I get hit once

Many believe that is being too overconfident. They pointed out that O'Malley would be in for a surprise if he really expects to not get hit by Yan.

igor🇺🇦

@ukraniandream

@SugaSeanMMA You’re in for a very big surprise

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@SugaSeanMMA You’re in for a very big surprise

R Y A N (Russ n Jaboo Szn)

@Hyperr_03

@SugaSeanMMA O’Malley after 2 minutes with Yan:

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@SugaSeanMMA O’Malley after 2 minutes with Yan: https://t.co/BThmjoDPMw

meg🃏

@megaannnb

@SugaSeanMMA be prepared buddy

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@SugaSeanMMA be prepared buddy https://t.co/D0DQgIoD15

ƬЯIƧ 📡

@MBeasleysburner

@SugaSeanMMA 2 hits , he hit you , you hit floor

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@SugaSeanMMA 2 hits , he hit you , you hit floor https://t.co/Uyxh4pIUnj

𝓳𝓮𝓻𝓻𝔂 🥷🏿

@HoovMMA

@SugaSeanMMA This will age poorly

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@SugaSeanMMA This will age poorly

Blazed MMA Guy

@BlazedMMAGuy

@SugaSeanMMA @taporsnap_mma 10 seconds into the fight

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@SugaSeanMMA @taporsnap_mma 10 seconds into the fight https://t.co/yP58xmjvkv

costa’s wine🍷🦾

@gimmefights

@SugaSeanMMA

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@SugaSeanMMA https://t.co/AcicKJBXmF

Mike Mo

@sirswish562

@SugaSeanMMA petr mauls him for 15 minutes. omalley complains that petr stalled. every fighter after this fight employs same game plan. omalley goes 2-3 in his next 5. never gets a title shot and gets shipped off to Bellator.

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@SugaSeanMMA petr mauls him for 15 minutes. omalley complains that petr stalled. every fighter after this fight employs same game plan. omalley goes 2-3 in his next 5. never gets a title shot and gets shipped off to Bellator.

There are also those who think O'Malley will back his words with action. They believe that 'The Suga Show' is ready to take on the division's elite.

Sobervated Conor 🥃 (Fan of Conor McGregor)

@SobervatedConor

@SugaSeanMMA Petr’s fate when he faces you

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@SugaSeanMMA Petr’s fate when he faces you https://t.co/1JgPyofwUj

War Dogs

@MaddiesPride

@FaZe_Jack719 @SugaSeanMMA It's called marketing.

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@FaZe_Jack719 @SugaSeanMMA It's called marketing. 😉

schizo

@schizovania

@xKevinDurantMVP @SugaSeanMMA Easy fight for Sean

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@xKevinDurantMVP @SugaSeanMMA Easy fight for Sean

Zapffe

@Zapffe4

@SugaSeanMMA Yan is, not, god he lost to time to stering and sterling not good champ he win belt by DQ, yan loose to him and he lose to sandhagen, sahsdagen is tall 6.0 but not tall lik Omelley, he is 6.2, 6.3, yan 5.6, 5.7, omelley is to tall fur yan,.russiann going nokck out

@SugaSeanMMA Yan is, not, god he lost to time to stering and sterling not good champ he win belt by DQ, yan loose to him and he lose to sandhagen, sahsdagen is tall 6.0 but not tall lik Omelley, he is 6.2, 6.3, yan 5.6, 5.7, omelley is to tall fur yan,.russiann going nokck out

Meanwhile, a few individuals don't think the fight is going to happen at all. These fans speculate that O'Malley will fail to make weight, get injured, or make excuses to avoid fighting the Russian.

Johnny

@jizzo0769

@SugaSeanMMA I’ll be Surprised if the fight actually goes through tan finna pull out

@SugaSeanMMA I’ll be Surprised if the fight actually goes through tan finna pull out

Jermey Anderson

@J__Frkn__Diddy_

@SugaSeanMMA Just make weight

@SugaSeanMMA Just make weight

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Sean O'Malley thinks his fight with Petr Yan will resemble a "sweet kickboxing match"

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It's no secret that Sean O'Malley favors a striking battle. With that in mind, unsurprisingly revealed that he'll look to avoid grappling exchanges with the Russian fighter.

During an interview with The Schmo, 'Sugar' acknowledged that Yan is a top-notched grappler on top of being a lethal striker. O'Malley, who is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, said it would give him satisfaction to choke Yan out. But if he can have his way, he'd rather trade strikes with 'No Mercy'.

"I would get the same satisfaction choking out Petr Yan [as knocking him out] but I definitely I just see this being a sweet kickboxing match," O'Malley said. "I've said that since the fight's been announced. Aljamain's grappling is extremely high level and for Aljo to take Petr's back and have that defense shows how good Petr is with being able to defend Aljo from choking him."

Watch Sean O'Malley discuss his fight against Petr Yan below:

O'Malley and Yan will meet on the main card of UFC 280 on October 22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It will be the first time O'Malley fights somebody ranked in the top 5 of the UFC's divisional rankings.

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