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O’Malley’s Coach Questions Cormier Over UFC 333 Interview
At UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision in their trilogy fight.
In his post-fight interview, Daniel Cormier asked Yan about a possible fight with Song Yadong, but did not mention Sean O’Malley.
O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch questioned Cormier’s choice, saying he thinks Cormier may have something against O’Malley, though he acknowledged he could be wrong.
Welch pointed to O’Malley’s earlier win over Yadong and Yan’s win over Yadong as relevant context.
Yan and O’Malley have a controversial 2022 bout in their history, and a rematch has been discussed.
UFC president Dana White called Yadong a possible option for Yan, while Welch said he hopes to ask Cormier about the interview soon.
Sean O’Malley’s head coach, Tim Welch, questioned Daniel Cormier for asking Petr Yan about a fight with Song Yadong rather than O’Malley after UFC 333.
Welch said he thinks Cormier may have something against O’Malley, while acknowledging he could be wrong.
Yan had beaten Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision in the UFC 333 co-main event.
O’Malley had beaten Yadong earlier in the year, and UFC president Dana White called Yadong a “great option” as a possible opponent for Yan.
Welch said he hoped to ask Cormier about the interview on his show.
- Who
- Tim Welch, Sean O’Malley’s head coach, questioned Daniel Cormier.
- What
- Welch suggested Cormier may have a bias against O’Malley after asking Petr Yan about fighting Song Yadong.
- When
- A few days after UFC 333, which took place the previous Saturday.
- Where
- UFC 333 was held in Abu Dhabi. Welch made his comments on The Ariel Helwani Show.
- Why
- Cormier asked Yan about Yadong rather than O’Malley, despite O’Malley’s win over Yadong earlier in the year.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sean O’Malley beat Song Yadong.
Petr Yan beat Song Yadong.
Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision, and Daniel Cormier asked Yan about a fight with Song Yadong.
Tim Welch questioned Cormier’s choice of opponent in an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show.
- Event
- UFC 333
- Location
- Abu Dhabi
- Co-main event result
- Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision
- Welch’s role
- Sean O’Malley’s head coach
- Alternative opponent named in the interview
- Song Yadong
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What people are saying
I think deep down there’s something that rubs him the wrong way about ‘Suga’.
it’s always seemed like DC has something against Suga and he doesn’t like seeing him win
I could be totally wrong about that