Lawler looked sharp early with punches to the body and head, but when he started to pull ahead, Barberena fired back and then a fight broke out, each taking turns teeing off on the other. [42], O'Malley faced Pedro Munhoz on July 2, 2022, at UFC 276. The pair locked up almost immediately, Eye initially holding the edge in positioning, but when it came to damage being done, it was all Barber, who specifically used her elbows to raise a mouse over her opponents right eye in the opening round. Is normal. The Nevada State Athletic Commission decided to suspend him due to the failed test and he was suspended for 6 months by USADA. 13-ranked Barber, now 11-2. Petr Yan 4. It's not what you say but how you argue for it. Yans only two losses in the UFC have come against Sterling. 1? Racing Positions. UFC Vegas 57 June 25, 2022 UFC Apex, Las Vegas. |Official Scorecards. For just the fifth time in UFC history, a title fight ended in a draw but this one leaves the light heavyweight division without a champ. With a little over two minutes to go, Miller caught a kick and took Cerrone to the mat, where he got in some hard strikes from the top position. With five minutes to turn everything around, Cannonier came out fast for the fifth round, but Adesanya nullified the attacks with strikes of his own that put the challenger into the role of ineffective aggressor. For just the fifth time in UFC history, a title fight ended in a draw but this one leaves the light heavyweight division without a champ. O'malley was losing at range [7], O'Malley was given the nickname "Sugar" by one of his MMA coaches in Montana early on in his career. Check out the featured bout preview now. Dislike for O'Malley colors people's perception a little too much, so I'm going to try to just cover the obvious points. The blood started flowing again in round three, Volkanovskis accuracy on point as he threw a variety of strikes at his foe. |Official Scorecards. On the other hand, Yan (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) looks to bounce back from a split decision loss to champion Aljamain Sterling in his attempt to recapture the title at UFC 273 in April. Munhoz busier attack served him well in the opening frame, though. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Barber defended well, though, and when at a distance, she was able to potshot the Clevelander and secure the win on the scorecards. The ostarine in his system was likely residual from his previously failed test prior to UFC 229. Frankie Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Quick Links. After a walkout inspired by WWE icon The Undertaker, Adesanya got to work, fighting at a measured, but effective, pace as he kept Cannonier at bay with a variety of striking attacks. [41] The win also earned O'Malley his fourth Performance of the Night bonus award. O'Malley beat Khashakyan with a stunning knockout in the first round and was awarded a UFC contract. Sean O'Malley has booked his biggest opponent to date.. The fighters we drop everything to see in the Octagon: The most watchable fighters, camps and more, UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Scores were 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 for the No. Marlon Moraes Will Volkanovski-Makhachev winner be P4P No. In the biggest fight of his career, Jalin Turner came up big, making the move from lightweight prospect to contender with a first-round submission victory over Brad Riddell. Lawler falls to 29-16, 1 NC. Marlon Moraes UFC superstars take to Twitter to debate who won between Sean O'Malley and Petr Yan. Did you miss the debut of UFC 280 Countdown or just want to watch it again? In the closing 30 seconds, there were some good exchanges, with Holloway finally finding some daylight with his attacks. The official time of referee Jason Herzogs stoppage was 2:36 of round one. Can Sean O'Malley stop Petr Yan? [13] This fight earned both participants a Fight of the Night bonus. Aljamain also competed for Cage Fury Fighting Championship, where he is the former Cage Fury Fighting Championship Bantamweight |Official Scorecards. And in the final two minutes, Volkanovski added some gamesmanship to his strikes, as he began talking to Holloway, telling him that he was too fast. Pedro Munhoz 10. The No.9-ranked Hallfalls to 18-11. Sean OMalley is currently on a five-fight unbeaten streak. Is Sean O'Malley close to gold? O'Malley faced Pedro Munhoz on July 2, 2022, at UFC 276. Another right hand followed, jarring Du Plessis, who went directly into the clinch. [26] This win earned him the Performance of the Night. 1? The fight went right back to the clinch against the fence as the second stanza began, and though they separated briefly, another clinch ensued, drawing boos from the crowd. The 185-pounders didnt back down from each other in a grueling third round that saw each land big shots, with Du Plessis holding the edge but the tough as nails Tavares giving his foe all that he could handle. [29][30][31], O'Malley faced Thomas Almeida on March 27, 2021 at UFC 260. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkies event hub forUFC 280. 1. I think the UFC probably went to him and said, Hey, you cant just keep turning these guys down. 0:31; Bantamweight. [47] The bout received the Fight of the Night bonus. The rise of Sean OMalley has been pretty remarkable to watch. [60], This article is about the martial artist. Despite being the underdog coming into the contest, OMalley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) says Yan (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) was likely going to turn him down but was instead forced by the UFC into agreeing to the matchup. With the UFC 282 headliner ending in a split draw, the promotion is moving in a different direction with the light heavyweight title. Pedro Munhoz -1 11. Dominick Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist.He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion.Cruz has also competed for World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), and was the promotions final WEC Bantamweight Champion.As of Pedro admitted the punch in the first fucked his eye up, and Pedro didn't land a single punch on Sean in the entire fight. Du Plessis began finding his range with his strikes in the second round, bloodying Tavaress face in the process, and he ended the round by staggering the Hawaiian, who continued to stand his ground and throw back. He submitted Takanori Gomi with a guillotine choke in his opening round of the tournament but was subsequently submitted by Hctor Lombard with an ankle-lock. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA JULY 02: Sean OMalley reacts following his bantamweight bout against Pedro Munhoz of Brazil during UFC 276 at T-Mobile Arena on July 02, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scores. OMalley scored the fight for the champion, but does admit it was a very competitive bout. UFC 280 results: Sean O'Malley gets career-changing win, Makhachev and Sterling leave with gold, UFC superstars take to Twitter to debate who won between Sean O'Malley and Petr Yan, UFC 280 takeaways: O'Malley elite, Sterling's bizarre title run continues, Can an internet troll become a UFC champion? The rising UFC star believes the former UFC bantamweight champion was forced into taking a fight with him at Saturdays UFC 280 pay-per-view event. All three judges saw it 30-27 for Garry, now 10-0. Bantamweight. We'll see. [25] He won the fight via one-punch knockout in the first round. T.J. Dillashaw 6. Green was the aggressor from the start, but when the Californian began getting some shots in, Garry responded with accurate strikes that marked up the face of Gifted Gabe and earned the Irishman his respect. Robbie Lawler vs. Bryan Barberena (UFC 276) ESPN+ UFC. Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The pace didnt let up in the second, but Lawler used a stiff right jab to bloody Barberena and start taking control of the bout. Holloway didnt stop pressing, but he wasnt able to tag Volkanovski consistently, and after two rounds likely going the Aussies way, he had work to do over the next three frames. [12] He won the fight by unanimous decision, despite injuring his foot in the third round. In that round, he went to a draw with former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez, being both eliminated of the round. Cannonier did land several kicks to the champions legs, but they didnt appear to slow Adesanya down at all. Scores were 50-45 across the board for Volkanovski, 25-1, who also defeated Holloway in 2019 and 2020. I think he got bullied into it.. Turner moves to 13-5 with the win. Raimondi's Legitimate Questions: Can the UFC produce another megastar like Rousey or McGregor? |Official Scorecards. Two minutes into the second round, Volkanovski locked up with Holloway, but the Hawaiians takedown defense was rock solid. The No.12-ranked Tavares falls to 19-8. Hall eluded Muniz first takedown attempt of round two, but the second one put the New Yorker on his back. Sean O'Malley (peleador) Ir a la navegacin Ir a la bsqueda. The No.4-ranked Strickland falls to 25-4. Prior to that, he knocked out Raulian Paiva, Kris Moutinho, and Thomas Almeida. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. In a meeting of flyweight contenders, Maycee Barber outpointed former title challenger Jessica Eye via unanimous decision. Petr Yan -1 4. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. 1. The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale, "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com", "The Sugar Show: How far will top prospect Sean O'Malley go in the UFC? UFC questions: Will Volkanovski-Makhachev winner be P4P No. Merab Dvalishvili 3. Marlon Vera 5. He became eligible to return as of March 2019. Moments later, Riddell tapped out. It was another night at the office for UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who successfully defended his undisputed title for the fifth time with a unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276. Bantamweight. 25 out of 26 media outlets scored the fight for Yan. O'Malley and others need in order to get a title shot. |Official Scorecards. Marlon Moraes. [45] He won the bout via split decision. Turner nailed Riddell with a flush right hand early, and as the New Zealander tried to recover, The Tarantula locked in a guillotine choke. Merab Dvalishvili 3. Ricky Simon 12. [44], O'Malley faced Petr Yan on October 22, 2022 at UFC 280. But Sean hasn't looked good every time he has fought an elite bantamweight like Marlon Vera or Pedro Munhoz? [48], O'Malley competed at Quintet: Ultra as a member of Team UFC on December 12, 2019. Don't talk if you don't know what you're talking about. With a minute left, Cannonier found some daylight with a couple hard punches upstairs, but Adesanya took them well, paused, and fired back down the stretch making sure the title remained in his possession. Green falls to 11-4. [43] Early in the second round, O'Malley accidentally poked Munhoz in the eye, rendering him unable to continue. The two battled in the clinch in round two, trading the control position until a Garry takedown just before the midpoint of the frame. A bunch of Omally fanboys butthurt because someone points out that their boy can't land fancy strike on someone who isn't a can. The rising UFC bantamweight contender is set to take on former champion Petr Yan on Oct. 22 at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. Clark falls to 11-8, 1 NC. On the other hand Yan is a lot shorter and O'Malley has good footwork and good distance management. Middleweight contender Andre Muniz extended his winning streak to nine with a three-round unanimous decision victory over Uriah Hall. The fight returned to the mat in the second minute of the third round, and Muniz took his foes back, staying there until Hall reversed position in the final 10 seconds. 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In his last fight, Pedro adopted a mobile strategy, to move in and out of range, avoiding the boxing exchanges, and poking with leg kicks that while mostly checked also added up. A professional competitor since 2015, Sandhagen has also competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance.As of December 6, 2022, he is #5 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. OMalley got busier in round two, but any momentum he was building was nullified by an inadvertent eye poke that brought a halt to the action and a visit from the Octagonside physician, who recommended that referee Jason Herzog halt the fight, which he did at 3:09 of the second stanza. [49], O'Malley also entered the 155lbs Advanced No-gi division of Grappling Industries Phoenix on September 20, 2020 and placed third in a seven-man division, only losing to the eventual winner, Robert Degle. Just before the midway point, the two broke, and Barber landed a head kick before Eye got the takedown she was looking for. The news was revealed by OMalley during an interview with ESPN.. OMalley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) is coming off a no contest ruling against veteran Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 earlier this The bout was deemed a no contest following an eye poke from OMalley that put Munhoz out of competition. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. Upon breaking, Volkanovski landed another flush right hand, this one opening a nasty cut around the left eye of the challenger. Stars from down under stole the show in Las Vegas on Saturday night, as headlining UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya successfully defended his crown with a dominant five-round unanimous decision over Jared Cannonier that kept the belt in New Zealand, while Australias Alexander Volkanovski will be taking his featherweight title back home with him after he closed out his trilogy with Max Holloway with an impressive shutout victory in the UFC 276 co-main event. Holloway falls to 23-7. An interesting bantamweight bout between Sean OMalley and Pedro Munhoz came to an abbreviated end after an accidental eye poke by OMalley rendered Munhoz unable to continue, declaring the fight a no contest. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/10/ufc-280-news-sean-omalley-things-petr-yan-was-bullied-into-ppv-matchup, UFC 280 'Embedded,' No. Song Yadong +1 10. ", "UFC 248: Facial tattoos, smoking with Snoop meet starfighter Sean O'Malley", "Sean O'Malley Delivers Highlight Reel Knockout of David Nuzzo at LFA 11? [15] However, O'Malley announced that he was out of the fight on September 30 due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. Sign up for the MMA Junkie newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Pedro Munhoz vs. Sean OMalley, No Contest (accidental eye poke) Advertisement. On the other hand, Yan was last seen in a very closely contested title unification bout against champion Aljamain Sterling back in April at UFC 273. Is Sean O'Malley close to gold? 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Marlon Vera 5. Sean O'Malley doesnt agree with the betting odds for his upcoming fight against Petr Yan.. [10] O'Malley won the fight via unanimous decision. He turned down Chito, so I dont think he really had an option. Las Vegas Vereinigte Staaten, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone Announces His Retirement, The Journey Of Navid Zanganeh | UFC FIGHT PASS, Israel Adesanya defeats Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45), Alexander Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45), Alex Pereira defeats Sean Strickland via KO at 2:36 of round one, Bryan Barberena defeats Robbie Lawler via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of round two, Sean OMalley and Pedro Munhoz fought to a no contest (accidental eye poke) at 3:09 of round two, Jalin Turner defeats Brad Riddell via submission (guillotine) at :45 of the first round, Jim Miller defeats Donald Cerrone via submission (guillotine) at 1:32 of the second round, Ian Garry defeats Gabe Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Dricus Du Plessis defeats Brad Tavares via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), Andre Muniz defeats Uriah Hall via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27), Maycee Barber defeats Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27), Julija Stoliarenko defeats Jessica-Rose Clark via submission (armbar) at :42 of the first round. [24], O'Malley faced former WEC Bantamweight Champion Eddie Wineland at UFC 250 on June 6, 2020. Whoever implements first. The two battled there briefly before separating, and Garry fought well from the outside, his strikes keeping Green largely at bay for the rest of the fight. [22] He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Its hard to say you won when Aljo took his back I think like three different rounds and held him for a little bit, OMalley said. Are you surprised to see that Sean OMalley will fight for the title next? Barber was able to stay out of the clinch for the first minute and a half of the final round, striking effectively, but then Eye was able to have some success in getting back to close range. OMalley is coming off a no contest against veteran Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 in July. [50], Chael Sonnen put out an open challenge on behalf of O'Malley for his promotion's event on December 20, 2020. [7], O'Malley fought his first five fights of his career in his native Montana, before leaving to fight in North Dakota and eventually fought for Legacy Fighting Alliance where he got a highlight-reel knockout over David Nuzzo. I dont know, Id have to rewatch it, but I think the last time I rewatched it I have the edge to Aljo, but it was definitely close still.. [55] He was previously following a vegan diet but has since gone back to incorporating meat into what he eats. O'Malley had trouble finding his range, even if he did manage to land a few good punches, including one that shut Pedro's left eye. Sean OMalley 2. Cory Sandhagen (born April 20, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist.He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Compare Kakharamonov vs Nurmagomedov odds for UFC Fight Night on Dec 17, 2022. The 27-year-old also had a no-contest result against Pedro Munhoz in his latest fight due to an illegal eye poke. OMalley scored the fight for the champion, but does admit it was a very competitive bout. Julija Stoliarenko earned her first UFC win in the bantamweight opener, as she submitted Jessica-Rose Clark in less than a minute. The fight was declared a no contest. UFC 280 expert picks and best bets: Who will leave as champions? Despite this he won the fight via knockout in the third round. Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira (UFC 276) ESPN+ UFC. In the second minute of round two, Miller and Cerrone traded kicks, and while Cerrones landed, Cowboy slipped to the mat, allowing Miller to go in for the guillotine choke that forced the tap out at 1:32 of the second stanza. Well we know Suga doesn't like leg kicks and Yan is pretty good at them if he chooses to use them. After being on the feet in the early stages of the bout, Muniz got his takedown just before the midway point, and he went to work. Aldo, Munhoz put on bantamweight classic at UFC 265. With a minute left, Muniz got into the mount, and while Hall escaped and got to his feet, Muniz dragged him back to the mat and kept him there for the rest of the frame. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Ricky Simon 12. ). [56], O'Malley is an advocate for legalizing marijuana. Check out who took home a bonus for their performance at UFC 282 in Las Vegas. UFC 280 expert picks and best bets: Who will leave as champions? 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