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Tim Welch, coach of UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley, spoke about the conflict with Petr Yan and his team after the UFC 299 tournament.
Tim Welch
After, backstage, I went to him, and I just went to shake Petr's hand because I have a lot of respect for Petr, and he wouldn't shake my hand. And he started, him and his team started talking s**t. So I started talking s**t back, and his coach was like, 'Coach versus coach,' and I laughed at him, and that p***ed him off.
Recall, Yan and O'Malley had a fight in October 2022 as part of the UFC 280 tournament. This confrontation lasted the whole distance and ended with a victory of the American fighter by a separate decision of judges.
On March 10 in Miami (USA) at UFC 299, Yan defeated Song Yadong by unanimous decision of judges. The 31-year-old Petr has 17 wins and five losses on his record.
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