American mixed martial artist (MMA) Sean O'Malley named the only athlete capable of defeating Russian Peter Yan. The fighter's interview was published on the ESPN MMA YouTube channel.
“I do not see anyone who, except me, could defeat Peter Yan,” – said O'Malley. The American noted that the Russian has more experience at a high level. However, according to O'Malley, this will not stop him from defeating Ian. The American added that he considers himself “a beast of a different caliber.”
On October 30, Jan defeated American Corey Sandhagen by unanimous decision to win the interim UFC bantamweight title.
The Russian lost the championship title in a duel with Aljamein Sterling in March. Then Yang lost by disqualification, inflicting an illegal knee blow to the head of a lying opponent.
On August 15, 2020, at UFC 252, O'Malley lost by technical knockout to Ecuadorian Marlon Ver. This is the only defeat in the career of a fighter with 14 wins.
