Dana White did not go through the referees, noting that the third most important fight of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi was very close:
"This is one of those fights that called "on thin". I can understand people who say that Yang won. And I can understand those who say they won O'Malley. The only thing that is strange: it seemed to me that the victory would depend on who would be given the first round. In fact, it didn't matter".