“O’Malley as a champion is much more interesting for the UFC than Ian. It could have played a part.” – AMC Fight Nights Fighter

AMC Fight Nights fighter Alexander Grebnev called unfair the defeat of Russian Petr Yan in a duel with American Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.

The bantamweight bout went all three rounds. The judges by a split decision gave the victory to the representative of the United States – 29:28, 28:29, 29:28.

– Theoretically, O’Malley’s victory could be pulled. But what can the jury members refer to? Except for damage. But personally, I think that the number of accented strikes and the variety of technique should play an equally important role. Sean caused serious damage to Peter, showed a great fight. From a distance he worked better. But Jan also hit, shocked the opponent several times, gave him no less problems. Yes, someone may pay attention to the dissection, but this is not entirely correct. In this matter, a lot depends on the characteristics of the skin of an athlete. And this does not mean that the Russian did not beat him.

He was better in every round, albeit not by a huge margin. Therefore, I consider the verdict unfair. I don’t want to involve politics here, talk about prejudice, plans. But you need to understand that in the status of a champion, Sean is much more interesting in the UFC than Peter. And theoretically it could play some role. In any case, this cannot be judged. It spoils the sport, RT Grebnev quotes.