Petr Yan says there’s ‘not much beef’ with Aljamain Sterling anymore, but still feels he won their rematch at UFC 273
Petr Yan nonetheless thinks he ought to be the UFC bantamweight champion.
Earlier this year, Yan regarded to reclaim the name he misplaced to Sterling whilst the 2 rematched at UFC 273; but he proved not able to do so, dropping a break up choice that noticed Sterling take Yan`s returned and manage him for massive quantities of the combat. In the on the spot aftermath, Yan changed into satisfied he deserved to get the nod over Sterling that night time, and 6 months later, “No Mercy” hasn`t modified his thoughts on that front.
“I understand my errors that I made on this combat. I don`t surely appearance returned, however I nonetheless don`t assume that I misplaced this combat, however I understand I made a few errors on this combat,” Yan instructed Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “If you study the primary combat, what took place withinside the first combat, and withinside the 2nd combat he glaringly completed higher, however I made a few errors and I nonetheless don`t trust that he ought to have received that combat.”
Yan isn`t the best one that believes he ought to have received, with UFC President Dana White pronouncing he “concept the judges blew that one;” nevertheless, Yan is now formally 0-2 in opposition to Sterling, albeit with the primary loss a deeply debatable disqualification. Now the 2 over again locate themselves at the identical combat card, as Yan faces Sean O`Malley in a featured bout at UFC 280, even as Sterling defends his name in opposition to T.J. Dillashaw withinside the co-fundamental event. Given their history, having each guys compete at the identical card is a probably flamable situation, but, the 2 competitors already bumped into every different beforehand of the event, with not anything greater eventful than a handshake and a few pleasantries passing among them, and as Yan tells it, that`s due to the fact the animosity has died down a few.
“I changed into simply strolling with the aid of using and I noticed them, it changed into his team, and I referred to as him to mention hi,” Yan explained. “When Aljo grew to become round he regarded a touch bit surprised. I talked to him a touch bit and Merab changed into simply status there the complete time, now no longer pronouncing anything…
“There`s now no longer a great deal red meat going on. It relies upon at the situation, relies upon at the mood.”
Petr Yan says there’s ‘not much beef’ with Aljamain Sterling anymore, but still feels he won their rematch at UFC 273
But the red meat can also additionally have died down, that doesn`t suggest their competition is dead. Yan has made it clean he hopes to earn any other name shot with a win over O`Malley, be that in opposition to Sterling or Dillashaw, and the previous champion takes a few delight in combating at the identical night time as Sterling, due to the fact he believes his bout is garnering greater hobby than the champions.
“I don`t surely care approximately that,” Yan stated whilst requested approximately sharing the cardboard with Sterling. “Actually, it`s even higher to be at the identical card as him. I trust my combat with Sean is even larger than the name combat. There`s greater hype and greater noise approximately our combat than approximately his combat.”
UFC 280 takes vicinity Saturday, Oct. 22 on the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
