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On July 12, 2020, as part of the UFC 251 tournament, which was held in the United Arab Emirates, Russian mixed martial artist Petr Yan won the title of champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the bantamweight division, defeating Brazilian Jose Aldo in the fifth round.
And now, quite a bit of time has passed after the victory of our compatriot, as other athletes from the most famous promotion in the world are already claiming his title.
Now the champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the bantamweight division, Russian fighter Petr Yan commented on rumors that American Aljamain Sterling could become his possible next opponent.
Yang noted that at the moment a very strong company of athletes has gathered in the bantamweight division. The top five can be especially distinguished, which includes such athletes as Marlon Moraes, Aljamain Sterling, Cody Garbrandt, Corey Sandhagen and Pedro Munoz. Of all those listed, Ian considers Aljamain Sterling the most dangerous and tough.
Recall that Aljamain Sterling is an American mixed-style fighter, a representative of the lightest weight category. Has experience in the UFC since 2011. He held the Ring of Combat bantamweight title and was the champion of the Cage Fury Fighting Championships promotion. During his career in the UFC, he spent 22 fights, of which he won 19 and lost 3. He won the last 4 fights against such athletes as Corey Sandhagen, Pedro Munoz, Jimmy Rivera and Cody Stamann.
It can be said that preparations for this fight have already begun with the trash talk of the American, who previously called Yan a “paper champion”, since the Russian, in his opinion, did not meet a truly strong opponent on the way to the title.
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