Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley believes Tune Yadong unintentionally helped his title shot case at UFC Shanghai.
UFC bantamweight contender Tune Yadong pulled off arguably the most important win of his profession by knocking out former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov final Saturday at UFC Shanghai. After a aggressive first spherical, Yadong caught Nurmagomedov with one punch to knock the highest contender out chilly.
Yadong may doubtlessly earn a bantamweight title shot following UFC Shanghai, however his former rival additionally makes an intriguing case. Sean O’Malley, who defeated Yadong at UFC 324 earlier this yr by unanimous resolution, has received back-to-back fights since struggling two losses to Merab Dvalishvili.
After O’Malley defeated Yadong, some combat followers questioned the sluggish, cautious nature of their combat. However after watching UFC Shanghai, O’Malley believes his current win deserves extra reward.
Sean O’Malley touts ‘sick efficiency’ vs. Tune Yadong after UFC Shanghai
In a current episode of the TimboSugarShow podcast, O’Malley says his win over Yadong appears much more spectacular after watching UFC Shanghai.
“After my combat with Tune, folks have been [complaining]. However now you may look again on that combat as a sick efficiency. Tune could be very harmful, and I knew that going into the combat,” O’Malley stated of Yadong.
“I most likely beat him probably the most definitively, and it was nonetheless shut. I rewatched it just lately and… fights with totally different views, I’m loads harder on myself than should you watch it just a few months later. It was efficiency, a stable win, and I used to be coming off of two losses, and so they gave me Tune Yadong.
“And it wasn’t even that way back!”
O’Malley knocked out Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Freedom 250 earlier this yr to proceed his push within the bantamweight title combine. Whereas a rematch between O’Malley and Yadong may not occur subsequent, don’t be stunned if these two bantamweights conflict once more earlier than their careers shut.
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