"I don't agree with him" - Chael Sonnen on Sean O'Malley believing he earns a title shot by finishing Petr Yan × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News I don t agree with him - Chael Sonnen on Sean O Malley believing he earns a title shot only by finishing Petr Yan By Apratim Banerjee Modified 13 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Chael Sonnen (Left), Sean O'Malley (Top Left) and Petr Yan (Bottom Right) (Images courtesy of Getty) Chael Sonnen recently stated that he doesn't believe Sean O'Malley has to get a finish against Petr Yan at UFC 280 to get a title shot. 'The American Gangster' stated that the clash between Yan and O'Malley is essentially a No.1 contender's fight. Especially if 'Sugar' wins, he might fight for the title next. As for Yan, he might not get another crack at the title if Aljamain Sterling wins his fight against TJ Dillashaw on the same card. While speaking on his YouTube channel, here's what 'The Bad Guy' stated about Yan vs. O'Malley: "The insight is this, he is not told he's in a No.1 contender's fight. That's the insight. I thought that he was, based on nothing, looked at the landscape, looked at the fight, I go whoever wins here will be the No.1 contender. Particularly, if it's Sean. Sean wins, I am very confident he goes and fights for the championship." Sonnen added that he doesn't believe the two bantamweight contenders have been told by the UFC that the winner of their clash will fight for the belt next. To prove his point, Sonnen took the example of O'Malley's recent interview with Michel Bisping where the No.13 ranked bantamweight contender said a finish against 'No Mercy' would guarantee him the title shot. However, Sonnen didn't agree with the notion as he believes a win should be good enough for O'Malley. "Sean was interviewing with Michael Bisping. And he told Bisping, I become the No.1 contender if I face plant Yan..... I don't agree with him. I don't feel he has to do any of those things. I think he only has to get his hand raised." Watch Chael Sonnen talk about Sean O'Malley: Petr Yan might be too big a step up for Sean O Malley Petr Yan is one of the best fighters in the bantamweight division at the moment and has the No.1 ranking to show for it. To add to that, he is a former interim and undisputed champion of the division. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Sean O'Malley, meanwhile, has faced a top-10 contender in his UFC career only once. His last fight against Pedro Munhoz ended in a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. He will jump among the absolute elites of the division in his next fight. It might be too big a step up for 'Sugar'. However, a win could reap him bigger rewards for his big risks as well. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Akshay Saraswat × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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