Petr Yan has reacted after suffering a controversial split decision loss to Sean O’Malley at today’s UFC 280 event in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
Yan (16-4 MMA) had entered today’s contest looking to rebound from his split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273. Prior to that setback, ‘No Mercy’ was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Cory Sandhagen.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sean O’Malley (16-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since July’s UFC 276 event<\/a>, where his bout with Pedro Munhoz was ruled a no-contest<\/a> due to an accidental eye poke. Prior to that inconclusive result, ‘Suga’ had earned three stoppage wins in a row over opponents Thomas Almeida, Kris Moutinho and Raulian Paiva.<\/p>\n Tonight’s ‘O’Malley vs Yan’ contest proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair. Round one was closely contested but ‘No Mercy’ appeared to have a dominant second round and many thought he could be up on the scorecards 2-0 headed into round three. The final five minutes saw Sean O’Malley land some big shots but Petr Yan also landed a few takedowns. The bout went to the judges’ scorecards for decision and ‘Suga’ was awarded the split decision win.<\/p>\n Official UFC 280 Result: Sean O’Malley def. Petr Yan by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n A ton of pro fighters reacted to the result with mixed emotions, including Jorge Masvidal suggesting that the judges in Abu Dhabi were “f**king up” fighter’s careers (see more on that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n Most recently it was Petr Yan who took to social media where he blasted the UFC 280 judges for their poor judgement of the fight.<\/p>\n Fuck the judges!<\/p>\n — Petr \u201cNo Mercy\u201d Yan (@PetrYanUFC) October 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n