While some might disagree with the decision, Sean O’Malley at minimum proved to be a valiant opponent to Petr Yan when he picked up an instantly debated victory. O’Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defeated Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) on the UFC 280 pay-per-view main card Saturday at UFC 280 main card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. With many onlookers thinking Yan did enough prior to the decision to comfortably win, the scorecards favored O’Malley, who said he would have to go back and watch a fight he initially thought could’ve gone either way
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