Overview
- The bantamweight bout was elevated after Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes was canceled, placing O’Malley vs. Song in Saturday’s co-main at T-Mobile Arena.
- Sportsbooks price O’Malley as the favorite in the roughly -190 to -240 range, with Song between +164 and +206.
- O’Malley clarified at media day that he does not expect to retire in 2026 and says a strong performance could set up Yan next.
- Days before the fight, O’Malley released a video recounting his 2018 USADA ostarine case and the anxiety he still feels during testing.
- Umar Nurmagomedov faces Deiveson Figueiredo on the same card, and his result—alongside O’Malley vs. Song—could determine Petr Yan’s next challenger.