
MOSCOW, Oct 18 The winner of the duel between Russian Petr Yan and American Sean O 'Malley will fight next for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title. «Yes,» White answered a question from journalist Robbie Fox on his YouTube channel about the contender status of the bout between Yan and O'Malley. «Ian is number one in the rankings. in his weight class, O'Malley is 27 years old, his statistics is 15-1, he has experience for such fights. «Ian is 29 years old, he has 16 wins and three losses in mixed martial arts. Twice he lost to the American Aljamain Sterling. The first time he lost the bantamweight title to him due to an illegal strike, the second defeat was by decision of the judges. Yan's fight with O'Malley will take place on October 22 as part of the UFC 280 tournament in Abu Dhabi.

