O’Malley Pushes For Yan Rematch After UFC 333

Sean O’Malley is pushing for a rematch with Petr Yan after the champion retained his bantamweight title over Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333 on October 24.

Yan won a close unanimous decision, 48-47 on all three scorecards, to settle the trilogy. O’Malley, the No. 3-ranked bantamweight, beat Yan by split decision in October 2022: “Petr Yan, while you’re out there celebrating your victory, I’m out here training,” O’Malley

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Dana White recently said the UFC is considering both O’Malley and Song Yadong for Yan’s next defense. O’Malley has beaten both, taking a unanimous decision over Song on January 24, 2026, then stopping Aiemann Zahabi in round two on June 14.