Sean O’Malley is ‘surprised’ Petr Yan didn’t call him out after UFC 333 win

Sean O'Malley expressed surprise that Petr Yan did not call him out after Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision (48-47 across all scorecards) at UFC 333. O'Malley asserted on his stream that a rematch between him and Yan represents the biggest bantamweight fight in UFC history. However, cageside contender Song Yadong was heavily spotlighted following the title bout.

UFC CEO Dana White addressed the situation at the post-fight press conference, confirming matchmakers are weighing both O'Malley and Yadong as the next title challenger. While O'Malley holds past victories over both fighters, writer Ryan Harkness notes that Yadong has built recent momentum with consecutive main-event wins against Deiveson Figueiredo and Umar Nurmagomedov.