Sean O’Malley thinks Petr Yan’s emotions got the better of him at UFC 273.
O’Malley chalked Yan’s split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling on Saturday to ‘No Mercy’ wanting to knock ‘Funk Master’s’ head off from the opening bell.
‘Suga’ would have advised the former UFC bantamweight champion to ‘settle down’ and compose himself in between rounds rather than fight ‘super emotional’ and hunt for the knockout.
“(Petr) Yan’s takedown defense, other than the two times he got his back taken, is so elite,” Sean O’Malley said on his podcast (h/t MiddleEasy). “The hips, hand on the head, he’s got some sick takedown defense.