"Rigged WWE trash" - Fans react to Sean O'Malley claiming he "definitely" deserved to get his hand raised against Petr Yan after rewatching their UFC 280 clash
Sean O'Malley's split decision win over Petr Yan at UFC 280 was controversial to say the least. 'Sugar', in his post-fight interview, claimed that he would have to go back and watch the contest, which he initially believed could have gone either way.
Having rewatched the bout, O'Malley now claims to be absolutely convinced of his win. The 27-year-old recently tweeted:
"Just rewatched the fight, def won. [heart emoji]"
Check out the tweet below:
Just rewatched the fight, def won. ❤️
However, many fans continued to disagree with O'Malley and slammed 'Sugar's' recent comments. A Twitter user noted that O'Malley may have outpointed Yan in terms of a Muay Thai clash but 'No Mercy' had clearly won in all other aspects of MMA. @JBlazeTheGhost wrote:
@SugaSeanMMA If this was a Muay Thai fight then sure you won a close decision...but if you add in the other martial arts of MMA than you clearly lost...he took you down 6 times and he controlled you there...that stuff is SUPPOSE to matter in the UFC...but it's all good ...rigged WWE trash.
@SugaSeanMMA Na bro, I am glad to know for your doubt that you are aware of the lack of control you had, you won the fight because the judges decided so, bad Yan for leaving the decision to the judges.
Another fan observed that the fact that 'Sugar' had to rewatch the fight to convince himself of his victory is proof of him having lost the bout. @3rd_eye_MMA wrote:
"You having to rewatch the fight to assure yourself you won, is how we know you lost and the judges gifted you."
@SugaSeanMMA You having to rewatch the fight to assure yourself you won, is how we know you lost and the judges gifted you
@SugaSeanMMA You had to rewatch it because you were even unsure of winning that fight
@SugaSeanMMA Sean, I’m your biggest fan. You didn’t win that fight.
While all media scores turned in to MMADecisions.com had Yan winning, two of the judges saw it differently at UFC 280. Challenging Sean O'Malley to take a fan poll, @DrARS77 wrote:
"I am your fan bro, you lost… the people and the fans have spoken.. take a poll…"
@SugaSeanMMA I am your fan bro, you lost… the people and the fans have spoken.. take a poll…
@SugaSeanMMA Lol no u did not . You fought a good fight but u didn’t win
@SugaSeanMMA Sean, you won my respect, and you've proven to be the closest to beating Yan. With some takedown defense and better cardio, you'll be unmatched in the division. But in all fairness, you lost the fight. </3
@SugaSeanMMA Stop the cap
@SugaSeanMMA Nope you got Dana white privilege
@SugaSeanMMA Didn’t seem very confident right after. Rightly so. 6 take downs Vs 0…5:44 Yan mat dom vs 0:02 for you. Incredibly slight edge to you in standup. But…You are better for the UFC image than little Russian Yan so politics got you this one. You looked sharp though n future bright
Marlon Vera believes Sean O'Malley was gifted a decision against Petr Yan
Marlon Vera is the only fighter to hand Sean O'Malley a loss. However, 'Sugar' remains dismissive of the setback to this day, claiming to have compromised his leg due to a damaged nerve rather than getting TKO'd with leg kicks.
Vera recently joined a long list of fighters who disagreed with O'Malley's UFC 280 split decision victory over Yan. According to 'Chito', 'Sugar' himself appeared to be unsure when he was gifted the decision. The 29-year-old said in a recent appearance on The MMA Hour:
"The body language of O’Malley was a body language of, ‘I lost the fight.’ Then when they gave it to him, I thought it was a gift decision, but again, f*** it. The guy won the fight. Now he’s going to have a No. 1 next his name I guess, but I believe it was a gift."
Watch 'Chito' Vera's comments at the 1:45 mark of the video below:
While he doesn't agree with the decision, Vera believes Sean O'Malley deserves to fight for the title having defeated the No.1-ranked contender. However, 'Chito' also believes that the UFC might hold 'Sugar' for a little while before granting him a title shot as he was essentially gifted the win in the No.1-contender fight.