UFC 280: “I’m not gonna lose confidence” Sean O’Malley swears he’ll be ALRIGHT if Petr Yan demolishes him inside the octagon

UFC 280: Sean O’Malley has suggested that he’s not gonna lose confidence if he was to suffer a defeat by the hands of Petr Yan. ‘Suga’ is set to take on the former UFC Bantamweight champion on October 22nd in Abu Dhabi. Follow UFC 280 Live Updates and UFC news with InsideSport.IN

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Ahead of the highly anticipated bout, Sean O’Malley has made quite an interesting statement around the outcome of the fight. It is worth noting that ‘Suga’ is ranked number 13 in the Bantamweight division. On the flipside, Petr Yan is the ranked number 1.

UFC 280: “I’m not gonna lose confidence” Sean O’Malley swears he’ll be ALRIGHT if Petr Yan demolishes him inside the octagon

So it is safe to say that Sean O’Malley is taking a giant leap in the level of opposition he has faced so far inside the octagon. While majority of the MMA pundits have suggested O’Malley will get demolished by Petr Yan, the 27-year-old himself isn’t quite worried about the outcome.

UFC 280: “I’m not gonna lose confidence” Sean O’Malley swears he’ll be ALRIGHT if Petr Yan demolishes him inside the octagon

During a recent interview with BT Sport, Sean O’Malley suggested that he’ll be alright if he ended up losing to Petr Yan wouldn’t mean the end of his journey. While claiming that he’ll be the champion one day regardless of the outcome of his upcoming fight, he said:

“Say I go out there and lose to Petr. I’m not gonna lose confidence, I’m not gonna be like ‘Oh I suck’. It’s like I lost to the number one guy in the world. I’m gonna get that back someday. Losing to Petr wouldn’t be the end of the train. I’m still going to be champ.”

It is safe to say that Sean O’Malley has offered a very different take than what we’re used to. More often than not, fighters don’t entertain the idea of losing their upcoming bouts. However, O’Malley is respecting the level of opposition he’s about to face and knows that anything can happen in the fight.

It remains to be seen as to whether or not Sean O’Malley can avoid defeat by the hands of Petr Yan come October 22nd or not.

UFC 280: “I’m not gonna lose confidence” Sean O’Malley swears he’ll be ALRIGHT if Petr Yan demolishes him inside the octagon

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