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Yan is plotting a rematch against Sean
O’Malley.

O’Malley earned a title shot with a hard-fought split decision win
over Yan at UFC 280 in 2022. “Suga” went on to knock out Aljamain
Sterling to win the bantamweight title at UFC 292 the next
year. O’Malley has since defended his title against Marlon Vera
at UFC 299 this past March before losing it against Merab
Dvalishvili via a lopsided decision at UFC 306 in
September.

While Yan is eyeing a rematch against O’Malley, the Russian is
worried about the former champ’s lack of activity. Yan jokingly
wondered if the gaps of over nine months between O’Malley’s bouts
means the former champ is pregnant.

“I would lean towards a rematch with Sean O’Malley,” Yan told Ariel
Helwani. “But I don’t know what’s going on with him. He was out for
nine to 12 months, so maybe he got pregnant.”

O’Malley has since responded to Yan’s jab, and it appears that the
Russian isn’t at the top of his list of opponents.

Yan’s title reign ended with an infamous illegal knee
disqualification loss against Aljamain
Sterling at UFC 259 in 2021. While Yan rebounded with a
decision win over Cory
Sandhagen, he couldn’t reclaim the title in his rematch against
“Funkmaster” the next year. Yan then dropped consecutive decisions
against O’Malley and Dvalishvili, which put him on a three-fight
losing streak. However, the former champ has since returned to
title conversations with back-to-back decision win over Yadong Song
and Deiveson
Figueiredo.

IMAK ADMIN

By IMAK ADMIN

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