“This Man Is Just a Wrestler”: Khabib’s Visible Disgust at Sean O’Malley Decision Leaves Sour Taste in Fans’ Mouths
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UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev on October 22 turned out to be an exciting event for the fans. While Aljamain Sterling was able to defend his bantamweight title, the lightweight title exchanged hands and made its return to Dagestan. However, another fight on the main card shocked the MMA community and divided their opinion on the same. The result even shocked the former UFC champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The bantamweight fight between Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley unfolded as a close affair in Etihad Arena. However, ‘Sugar’ won the fight in a split decision.
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How did Khabib Nurmagomedov react to the result?
The fight turned out to be a slugfest with Sean O’Malley pulling impressive switches between the stands and finding Petr Yan’s head every time. Therefore, he led the significant strikes on the stats. But the Russian had a control time of 5:44 minutes and hence the back-and-forth fight looked close on the cards. Significantly, ‘Sugar’ cut ‘No Mercy’ open with his boxing combination.
When Bruce Buffer announced the result, the American won the first and the last round and thereby won the bout in an upset. The result announcement left ‘The Eagle’ startled.
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Fans could see Khabib in a shocking state along with his team. The AKA team representative stated, “How? How? No, how? How is it possible brother? I swear I gave him[Petr Yan] every round! It was close, but he won every round. Brother…”
However, Khabib Nurmagomedov was not the only one left stunned by the split decision.
How did the fans react to Sean O’Malley’s victory?
While some fans pointed out that the judges robbed the #1 bantamweight fighter, others rallied behind and rejoiced ‘Sugar’ O’Malley’s win.
One user mentioned, “This was everyone’s reaction”.
This was everyone’s reaction
— Michael Spallina (@MichaelSpallina) October 23, 2022
Another user came in support of Sean O’Malley and blasted ‘The Eagle’. Thus, he commented, “This man[Khabib] is just a wrestler ofc he would say that tan won all 3 rounds.”
This man is just a wrestler ofc he would say that tan won all 3 rounds
— brady evans (@bradyev66575028) October 23, 2022
An MMA fan hoped UFC doesn’t end up becoming like boxing.
I really hope ufc does not become like boxing, these judges got to go
— Alex Arciniega (@arciniegax22) October 23, 2022
All the wrestlers crying over the decision is amazing man
— Zach Paul (@yazdazkafraz_) October 24, 2022
Another user pointed out that the decision didn’t surprise him as this was not the first time UFC robbed Yan.
The UFC has robbed Yan numerous times. Nothing new here.
— Milos Jakovljevic (@Brotherlos) October 24, 2022
They screwing Yan left and right
— Shane (@Shaneblood10) October 24, 2022
the wrestle fk crowd not too happy
— CognoScent (@Cogno_Scentist) October 24, 2022
Sean won, and no one cares about Khabib's opinion.
— JAMES BOND (@qrOwpC2VdPns4aN) October 24, 2022
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One user declared that it was the robbery of the year.
That’s why it’s robbery of the year 😵💫
— Ramakanth Baldawa (@RamakanthBalda1) October 24, 2022
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What do you think of this result? Do you also have ‘Sugar’ O’Malley winning on your scorecard? Let us know in the comments below.
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Edited by:
Rohini Kottu