People wanted Sean O'Malley take a step up in competition and he definitely is doing that in his next fight, he takes on Petr Yan at UFC 280 on October 22nd in Abu Dhabi. Yan opens a 4 to 1 favorite, O'Malley a +300 underdog. But this should definitely be an exciting striking affair. If O'Malley pulls off the upset he can ask for a title shot because Yan is the highest ranked contender in the division. The UFC had an interesting strategy for O'Malley, book him all fights where he is a strong favourite, have him bypass any wrestling challengers that could test his ground game and possibly get him to the ground and beat him there, have him leapfrog 11 contenders in the ranking and get the #1 ranked guy and if he wins he gets a title shot. And all this is done in the most competitive division in the game. Content made by this channel. Filmed, narrated, edited, produced by this channel. Music used from YouTube Audio Library.