Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley were face-to-face for a few seconds before ‘No Mercy’ decided to get ‘Sugar’ out of his face with a shove.
Once the pre-fight press conference for UFC 280 on Thursday was over, the featured fighters on the pay-per-view portion of the event were brought on stage for their first face-offs. UFC play-by-play announcer Jon Anik stood in the middle, and Yan and O’Malley stood within inches of each other.
O’Malley towered over Yan, looking down on him for a few seconds. That was more than enough time for the former UFC bantamweight champion, who shoved O’Malley.