O'Malley: "If I lost to Yadong, it could have been my last fight"

Dmitriy Kel Jan. 27, 2026, 11:08 a.m.

"You never know for sure... But if I had lost, I would have thought: 'Weight cutting sucks, to hell with it!' I don't know if I would have done that, but it's possible. I will retire when I feel that the time has come. If I had lost, it could have been my last fight. I have a good life.

Before the fight, I had a scary thought: 'How badly do I want this? If I have to ask myself this question during the fight, can I push myself as hard as I did in the fight with Petr Yan?' And I got my answer," O'Malley said in an interview with UFC.

Let us remind you that O'Malley defeated Yadong by unanimous decision.

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