Morning Report: Sean O’Malley remembers Petr Yan saying ‘I’m going to eat you’ before classic fight

Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

Sean O’Malley is no stranger to trash talk, but there’s one piece of pre-fight chatter that’s stuck with him years later.

On a recent episode of Israel Adesanya’s Young Man Ramble show, O’Malley and Adesanya spoke about how the dealt with pressure during their rise up the UFC ranks. Both fighters have worn UFC titles around their waist and O’Malley can join Adesanya among the ranks of two-time champions when he rematches...