Tune Yadong doesn’t care about Sean O’Malley’s thoughts video games.
A winner in three of his final 4, ‘The Kung-Fu Child’ will look to attain the largest win of his profession when he meets O’Malley in the UFC 324 co-main event on Saturday, January 24.
Final month, O’Malley made headlines when he went face-to-face with Tune at a press occasion whereas carrying a medical facemask — a transparent name again to when President Donald Trump fueled fears in regards to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 that originated in China.
Throughout his UFC 324 media day interview, O’Malley apologized for the incident.
“My intentions have been by no means dangerous,” O’Malley mentioned. “It was speculated to be slightly, foolish joke. It was that, and it bought taken out of — I apologize if I offended anyone.”
Requested for his ideas on O’Malley’s motion and subsequent apology, Tune was fast to dismiss the drama.
“Sean is excellent at promotion,” Tune mentioned throughout his media day interview. “He likes to play little thoughts video games, do issues on the face‑off, speak lots on-line. I don’t actually care about that. I’m not right here to play video games with him, I’m right here to battle. When the cage door closes, it’s simply me and him, and all that speak and all that present doesn’t assist him. I received’t let something he does take me out of my focus.”
With a win over Tune Yadong, O’Malley thinks Petr Yan is subsequent
Whereas Tune is coming off a considerably controversial win over former champ-champ Henry Cejudo final yr, O’Malley will look to snap a two-fight dropping skid for the primary time in his MMA profession.
Ought to ‘Suga’ climb again into the win column at UFC 324, a rematch with reigning bantamweight king Petr Yan could possibly be in his future.
“It’s bought to be me versus Petr subsequent,” O’Malley mentioned. “If I’m going on the market and care for enterprise. If not, I don’t know. I simply really feel like I’m making an attempt to manifest that. I feel I’m going on the market and placed on a gorgeous efficiency, me versus Petr on the White Home is big.”
O’Malley earned a sketchy split decision win over Yan in October 2022 that in the end led to his title-winning efficiency in opposition to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292.
