{"id":425861,"date":"2026-01-20T16:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/425861\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:51:08","slug":"ufc-324-pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-sean-omalley-vs-song-yadong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/425861\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 324 | Pro fighters make their picks for Sean O&#8217;Malley vs. Song Yadong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the co-main event of UFC 324, an intriguing bantamweight bout goes down as Sean O\u2019Malley takes on Song Yadong. Heading into the fight, O\u2019Malley <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/leagues\/mma\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">is a -205 favorite<\/a> while Yadong is a +170 underdog.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get the predictions for the bantamweight fight at UFC 324. The pros slightly lean towards O\u2019Malley edging out a win to get back on track and prove he\u2019s still a title contender at bantamweight.<\/p>\n<p>BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Sean O\u2019Malley vs. Song Yadong:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/podcasts\/just-scrap-radio-ep-213-with-modestas-bukauskas-and-adam-fugitt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Modestas Bukauskas<\/a>, UFC light heavyweight: I think O\u2019Malley will go through a resurgence himself. I think he\u2019s motivated to put on a show and prove he\u2019s still that guy, so I think he will get it done here.<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Jacoby, UFC light heavyweight: I like Song Yadong. His striking is legit, and I think in three rounds he can have success against Sean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Adam Fugitt, UFC welterweight: I\u2019m going with Sean. I\u2019ve seen him train for this camp, and he\u2019s firing on all cylinders, and I think he\u2019s the better striker than Song. Sean\u2019s motivated to make a statement after the losses to Merab and that is what I think he can do here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mario Bautista, UFC bantamweight: I think O\u2019Malley gets it done. Sean is a sniper, and although Song Yadong is great, Sean is just a better strikerm and I see him winning that fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Gillian Robertson, UFC strawweight: I\u2019m very interested in it. I think Song will pull it off. Both are high-level strikers, but I think Song will be able to edge out a decision.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Fighters picking Sean O\u2019Malley: Modestas Bukauskas, Adam Fugitt, Mario Bautista<\/p>\n<p>Fighters picking Adam Fugitt: Dutsin Jacoby, Gillian Robertson<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/justin-gaethje\/ufc-324-pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-justin-gaethje-vs-paddy-pimblett-interim-title-fight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pro fighters made their picks<\/a> for Paddy Pimblett vs. Justin Gaethje at UFC 324.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think wins the UFC 324 fight between Sean O\u2019Malley and Song Yadong? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the co-main event of UFC 324, an intriguing bantamweight bout goes down as Sean O\u2019Malley takes on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425862,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-425861","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}