Welcome to “Judges Gonna Judge,” where our MMA Junkie staff panel revisits the most controversial decision that occurred over the weekend.
This week, we take another look at the UFC 280 feature bout at Ethiad Arena in Abu Dhabi, a bantamweight matchup between former champion Petr Yan and rising contender Sean O'Malley.
This bout certainly did not lack action from beginning to end, meeting expectations of a bout between top names in the UFC’s bantamweight division. After 15 minutes, the judges were split with two scoring the contest in favor of O’Malley.