UFC 333 тэмцээний дараах нөхцөл байдал хөнгөн жингийн чансааг өөрчилж, Шон О’Мэлли болон Сүн Ядун нарын хэн нь аварга цолны төлөө өрсөлдөх нь тодорхойгүй хэвээр үлдлээ.
UFC 333 тэмцээний үеэр Петр Ян Мераб Двалишвилийг шүүгчдийн санал нэгтэй шийдвэрээр (48-47) буулган авсан ч тулааны дараа Шон О’Мэллиг өрсөлдөгчөөрөө нэрлээгүй нь олны анхаарлыг татав. Тулааны тайлбарлагч Дэниел Кормье Сүн Ядуныг дараагийн өрсөлдөгч байж болохыг дурдсан бол О’Мэлли энэ шийдвэрийг эсэргүүцэж, өөрийнх нь болон Яны тулаан UFC-ийн түүхэн дэх хамгийн том үйл явдал болох ёстой гэж мэдэгджээ. Шон О’Мэлли өмнө нь Петр Ян болон Сүн Ядун нарыг хоёуланг нь ялж байсан туршлагатай ч Сүн Ядуны сүүлийн үеийн идэвхтэй байдал нь түүнийг илүү хүчтэй өрсөлдөгч болгож байна.
Sean O’Malley is surprised Petr Yan did not call him out, insisting their rematch is the biggest fight available.
“I’m surprised Petr didn’t call me out. I don’t know why. It’s the biggest fight to make. I called Chito out after I won the belt. I’m like, I’m getting the easiest… pic.twitter.com/P4BfWjgRNK
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) October 25, 2026
UFC-ийн гүйцэтгэх захирал Дана Уайт тулааны дараах хэвлэлийн бага хурлын үеэр Сүн Ядун болон О’Мэлли нарын хэн нь дараагийн аваргын бүсний төлөө тулалдахыг шийдвэрлэх нь хүндрэлтэй байгааг хүлээн зөвшөөрөв. Тэрээр хоёр тулаанч хоёулаа өндөр чансаатай бөгөөд тус байгууллагын хувьд хэнийг нь сонгох нь сорилт болж байгааг онцолсон юм. Сүн Ядун нь О’Мэллид ялагдсанаас хойш Дейвесон Фигередо болон Умар Нурмагомедов нарыг дараалан ялж, илүү идэвхтэй байгаа нь түүнийг илүү давуу талтай болгож болзошгүй байна.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 10: No. 3 UFC bantamweight fighter Sean O’Malley talks to reporters during the UFC Freedom 250 Media Day at the JW Marriott Hotel on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) — the world’s largest professional mixed martial arts promotion company — the event is being hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on his birthday and will take place on the White House’s South Lawn on June 14. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Sean O’Malley has reacted to Petr Yan’s big UFC 333 win, which should have almost guaranteed him a bantamweight title shot next. Instead, a cageside Song Yadong stole the spotlight, and now “Suga” is left having to justify himself as No. 1 contender.
The vibe was high on a O’Malley stream after Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili 48-47 on all three judges’ scorecards (highlights here). Dvalishvili holds two wins over O’Malley. O’Malley holds a win over Yan. So Yan winning was great for O’Malley. But then “Suga” went unmentioned following the fight. Color commentator Daniel Cormier suggested Yadong as a potential next fight.
“I beat him like 6 months ago,” an annoyed O’Malley said. “I’m fighting Petr Yan next, I don’t care. It’s gonna be the greatest, biggest bantamweight fight in UFC history.”
“Song Yadong was flown out to Abu Dhabi, they’re maybe assuming Merab was gonna win,” O’Malley said later. “I had shit I gotta do. I’m in Florida, I’m at a PrizePicks event, I couldn’t make it … But yeah, Song was out there. I’m assuming he was out there in case Merab won. DC kind of laid it up.”
“I’m surprised Petr didn’t call me out. I don’t know why. It’s the biggest fight to make. In his eyes, like, s–t, I called Chito [Vera] out after when I won the bell. I’m like, give me the easiest f–king fight ever. Not ever. But … I’ll take it. You know, I’ll take whoever, but if I could pick, I wanna fight Chito.”
If O’Malley was hoping UFC CEO Dana White might back him up as next for the title, that didn’t happen.
“Me and the matchmakers were texting the entire night about Song Yadong and O’Malley,” White said at the UFC 333 post-fight press conference. “Both are obviously great options and it’s a good problem to have to figure out which one of those two could be next.”
While O’Malley holds wins over both Yan and Yadong, “The Karate Kid” has been more active since the O’Malley loss, beating Deiveson Figueiredo and Umar Nurmagomedov in back to back main events. You could definitely argue that O’Malley’s sole win over Aiemann Zahabi back in June doesn’t look quite as impressive in comparison.
So who gets next? Who do you want to see get next? Let us know in the comments.
