During his rise The UFC Bantamweight rankings, Sean O'Malley fought with different hard-hitters in the cage, but one noticed him more than most.
This Saturday at UFC 316 Sean O'Malley seems to be taking revenge on Merab Dvalishvili when the two rematch for the Bantamweight title in Newark, New Jersey.
Prior to their huge rematch, DvalishHvili predicted that he will hit O
Despite the confidence of 'the machine', the Georgian is not known for its striking possibilities and 'Suga' has shown a solid chin during his career. However, the former champion has revealed which hunter founded him the most difficult in his UFC official period.
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Sean O'Malley calls Petr Yan as the most difficult hitter he has ever confronted
After a controversial no-contest against Pedro Munhoz on UFC 276, O'Malley was matched against the former Bantam weight champion, Petr Yan, on UFC 280.
The fighting booking came as a big surprise for the UFC fan base, because 'no Mercy' Yan was at that time number one in the division and 'Suga' was arranged outside the top 10.
After he was not special testing during his impressive UFC official period, the Russian brought the fight to the superstar of the opening bell, so that it was put on the hind foot rather than any other hunter.
The fight ended in an extremely controversial result when O'Malley made the split decision, despite most of the fan base and media that scored the fight in favor of Yan.
Despite his head by Marlon Vera two years earlier by the Canvas, Elleboog became by Marlon Vera, O'Malley revealed that Yan became the most difficult that he was ever hit.
“Petr Yan's left hand in Abu Dhabi (is the most difficult I have ever touched),” O'Malley told Vic Blenges.
“I cracked him, boom, dropped him with a right hand. I changed posture, he changed posture at the same time and just catches me with a tree, left hand, turns my chin, that was the hardest I have ever touched,” O'Malley continued.
Sean O'Malley offers a pension time line for UFC 316
Prior to his rematch against the Georgian, O'Malley offered a timeline when he expects to withdraw from MMA, claiming that he wants to fight until the wheels fall off.
The 30-year-old has claimed that he would like to continue to fight until he is about 38 years old, which means that he still has to go for a while.
O'Malley did not raise an enormous amount of damage during his career, making his pension time line credible and feasible.