Sean O’Malley’s coach shares reason why Petr Yan didn’t call for ‘Suga’ rematch after UFC 333
Home » MMA News » Sean O'Malley » Sean O’Malley’s coach shares reason why Petr Yan… Tim Welch, the head coach of Sean O’Malley, wasn’t totally shocked to see Petr Yan not call for a rematch. O’Malley beat Yan back in October of 2022 by split decision in a back-and-forth fight. Although Yan is once again the champion, after he defended his belt at UFC 333, he didn’t mention a potential rematch with O’Malley. Instead, Yan brought up Song Yadong, which Welch wasn’t too shocked by, as he believes Yan knows O’Malley is a very difficult fight. “I was more surprised that Petr Yan wasn’t calling for the Suga rematch more,” Welch said to Ariel Helwani. “If there were pay-per-view points involved, I’m sure he would’ve been calling for it a lot more. But now that there’s not… he remembers how Suga made him feel in that cage. It was hard for him to track Suga down. Although Yan didn’t bring up…
