Sean O'Malley talks about fighting Petr Yan and suggests changes to MMA scores

Despite being contested, the North American claims that he won the confrontation and asks for more judges

S. O'Malley is the current number one in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Target of attacks after contested victory over Petr yan No. UFC 280, Sean O'Malley revealed his opinion regarding the result of the fight and suggested changes so that situations like the one he experienced can be alleviated in the sport. In a video published on his channel Youtube, the Ultimate star expressed his point of view.

“A lot of people are saying that adding two more judges is ideal. I also think that at least having five judges would help a lot. I'm saying it would help a lot. There are some good judges out there. Whoever scored my fight (with Yan), they are good judges. I'm not even being biased, technically they are good judges. If you look at the fight, I won, so they got it right,” said O’Malley.

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Scheduled to face each other in Abu Dhabi, the athletes staged an electrifying duel at the event. At the end of three rounds, Sean O'Malley He was declared the winner by split decision and received boos from the audience. Furthermore, internet users expressed surprise at the judges' scores and rebelled against the North American's victory.

Without fighting since then, 'Suga' awaits the next invitation from Ultimate to enter the Octagon. In the race for the bantamweight title (under 61,2kg), Sean was overtaken by Henry Cejudo, who will fight against the champion aljamain sterling, on May 6, at UFC 288.

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