Michael Bisping disagreed with the judges scoring the UFC 324 co-main event in favor of Sean O’Malley.
Former bantamweight champion O’Malley (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) defeated Song Yadong (22-9-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) by unanimous decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Bisping was in attendance reacting to the fight round by round, where he scored the first frame for Song. All three judges ended up awarding Round 1 to O’Malley.
“We’re just near the end of Round 1 of Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong, tentative start for O’Malley,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel. “Of course Song Yadong swinging heavily, putting everything into every shot. Sean moving well, staying out of the range, not really taking any shots. Neither man has landed anything big, but at the end of the first round, a nice double leg by Song Yadong, took him down, O’Malley goes for the guillotine, didn’t get it.
“Song escapes, gets on top, didn’t really do any damage, but of course with the control time and with the pressure and the overall aggression we saw from Song Yadong, Round 1 is a 10-9 to Song Yadong. Sean O’Malley has got to start planting his feet and start trying to do some damage. He looked a little nervous at the start of the fight.”
Bisping gave Song Round 2 as well, before scoring the final round to O’Malley. When the outcome was announced, Bisping couldn’t help but be surprised.
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“Wow,” Bisping said with his mouth open. “That’s a shock. Wow. Sean O’Malley gets the decision. Wow. I didn’t expect that. I thought two rounds to one for Song Yadong. Either way, close fight. Those first two rounds were very close. Fair play to O’Malley. He’s back with a win, wasn’t easy. I’m not going to call it a robbery. I personally had it 2-1 for Song, but they were close.”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 324: Michael Bisping shocked Sean O’Malley awarded decision
