Sean O’Malley’s coach believes ‘Sugar’ could make Petr Yan ‘look stupid’ at UFC 280

Bantamweight Sean O’Malley takes on the hardest opponent of his profession at UFC 280 when he faces former champion and No. 1-ranked contender Petr Yan.

The struggle with Yan is a significant step up in competitors for the No. 12-ranked O’Malley, however O’Malley’s coach believes ‘Sugar’ may make the previous champ ‘look silly.’

“We practice with an excellent elite individuals. We practice with excellent strikers too. And all of the those that he spars which might be that measurement, he makes ’em look silly. And Petr’s most likely just a little bit on one other stage than a whole lot of them, and he’s gonna be actually robust. However, an enormous cage and the scale distinction and the velocity distinction and the accuracy of Sean and the way good he’s at punching at vary, I believe it’s gonna be, the nearer we get, I really feel like Sean may make Petr look silly,” O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch, instructed Submission Radio.

Welch is anticipating O’Malley to have an enormous second at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi. The nearer it will get to struggle day, and the extra Welch thinks concerning the matchup, he believes O’Malley may rating a knockout win.

“After I actually give it some thought and I actually consider the scale distinction and I actually consider how Petr actually lunges in on his punches, and I really feel like he’s gonna get king of annoyed and actually should take a threat, and I believe Sean may KO him,” Welch mentioned.

With a win, O’Malley may leapfrog over many of the Prime 10 and can instantly transfer into contender standing. Welch believes O’Malley goes to placed on a efficiency that may change the way in which individuals have a look at O’Malley.

“The narrative is gonna change large time. Particularly with fighters within the UFC. They’re gonna see Sean and his sturdiness and the way really expert he’s, and so they’re gonna be like, ‘holy f**ok,’” Welch mentioned.

“The Chito factor, yeah, it occurs. That actually may occur to anybody. I believe it’s gonna shock lots of people after this struggle. And I believe the entire narrative’s gonna change with Sean. Is he sturdy? Is he robust with these elite guys? They’re gonna be like, holy f**ok!”

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