MOSCOW, Oct 22. Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the bantamweight Petr Yan lost to American Sean O'Malley at the organization's 280th numbered tournament in Abu Dhabi. The third most important fight ended with the victory of the American by a split decision . Petr Yan is 29 years old, he has 16 wins and four losses. Prior to UFC 280, he lost twice to American Aljamain Sterling. The first time he lost the bantamweight title to him due to a disqualification for an illegal strike, the second defeat Yang suffered a split decision. Between fights against Sterling, the domestic athlete defeated Corey Sandhagen of the United States by unanimous decision in a fight for the interim title. O'Malley is 27 years old. On his account, he has 16 victories and one defeat.
