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Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling rebooked for UFC 259
Petr Yan will still look to defend his bantamweight title for the first time against Aljamain Sterling. According to MMAJunkie, Yan and Sterling will meet on March 6 at UFC 259 at a location TBD. The bout is also the third title fight on the card. Petr Yan is coming off a fifth-round TKO win […]
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Petr Yan sends a message to Aljamain Sterling: “See you soon”
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan sent a message to top-ranked contender Aljamain Sterling, telling his rival that he will see him soon. Yan and Sterling were supposed to fight at UFC 256 earlier this month but the bout fight apart and was rescheduled for early 2021. There is no confirmed date for the re-booking as […]
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Jose Aldo suggests four UFC legends matchups, including fight with Dominick Cruz
UFC bantamweight contender Jose Aldo suggested four potential opponents for his next fight inside the Octagon, including Dominick Cruz. Aldo defeated Marlon Vera via unanimous decision in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 17 event. It was a huge win for Aldo, who needed to get back in the victory column badly after losing […]
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Henry Cejudo trades shots with “sidechicks” Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling
Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo has taken a shot at bantamweight rivals Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling. While he may officially be retired from mixed martial arts, Cejudo is never too far away from the news cycle and is quite clearly interested in a return to the UFC one day. Whether or not that […]
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Henry Cejudo throws shade at Petr Yan’s two most recent wins: “You might as well just fought Alzheimers”
Henry Cejudo continues to trash-talk current UFC bantamweight, Petr Yan. Although Cejudo retired and vacated the bantamweight title, he still is paying close attention to the division and the current champ in Yan. He has called Petr a rent-a-champ and now is critiquing his recent wins. Don’t get your hopes too high triple clown! Can’t […]
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Petr Yan responds to TJ Dillashaw’s title shot demands
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded to the former champion TJ Dillashaw’s recent demands for a title shot. Dillashaw has not fought in close to two years, having been suspended for his use of the injectable-only banned substance EPO ahead of a 2019 TKO loss to Henry Cejudo. As he nears the anticipated conclusion […]
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Petr Yan explains why Aljamain Sterling title fight was scrapped, confident “the fight will happen” soon
Petr Yan has explained why he won’t be fighting Aljamain Sterling on Dec. 12 at UFC 256. Yan and Sterling were set to headline the year-end pay-per-view but on Sunday it was revealed the fight was off. Now, according to the Russian, he says visa and travel issues forced it to be postponed. But, Yan […]
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Aljamain Sterling reacts to news that his UFC title fight with Petr Yan has been postponed
UFC bantamweight contender Aljamain Sterling has reacted to the news that his title fight with Petr Yan is off the upcoming UFC 256 event. The bout between the two rivals for the Bantamweight Championship was set to go down next month after endless spats over social media. Now, however, due to undisclosed reasons, the fight […]
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Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling reportedly off UFC 256, postponed until 2021
The upcoming main event at UFC 256 between UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling has reportedly been postponed until 2021. Yan vs. Sterling was set to headline UFC 256 on December 12 in Las Vegas in the wake of an injury to UFC women’s featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, whose title defense against Megan […]
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Henry Cejudo mocks Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan after seeing them spar
Henry Cejudo has taken a shot a UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan. Volkanovski and Yan have both trained extensively at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand in the past, and have sparred together during their time at the gym. Footage of one of their sparring sessions recently started making the […]
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Petr Yan blasts Alajmain Sterling ahead of UFC 256 title fight: “You will be lying tanning just like Askren”
Petr Yan is confident he will defend his bantamweight title against Aljamain Sterling and will do so in devastating fashion. In the co-main event of UFC 256, Yan and Sterling will finally get the chance to share the Octagon. Heading into the fight, many pundits are split on who will win, but for the Russian, […]
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Opening odds released for Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling
The opening odds have been released for the upcoming UFC bantamweight title fight between champion Petr Yan and challenger Aljamain Sterling. The UFC officially announced this week that Yan will make his first title defense against Sterling in the co-main event of UFC 256, which takes place on December 12. Sterling has been waiting for […]
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Petr Yan, Aljamain Sterling react to UFC 256 title fight booking
Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling were both quick to react to their long-rumored bantamweight title fight being made official. Yan, the UFC bantamweight champion, will attempt to defend his title against Sterling in the co-main event of UFC 256 on December 12. News of this fight was announced by UFC President Dana White through Kevin […]
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Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling set for UFC 256 co-main event, Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson to headline
Petr Yan is set to make his first defense of the UFC bantamweight title opposite Aljamain Sterling in the co-main event of UFC 256. UFC President Dana White announced this exciting news in an interview with Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. He also confirmed that Amanda Nunes’ featherweight title defense against Megan Anderson will serve […]
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Cory Sandhagen win sparks Twitter skirmish between Petr Yan, Aljamain Sterling
Cory Sandhagen’s win over Marlon Moraes sparked a heated Twitter skirmish between bantamweight champ Petr Yan and the division’s top contender, Aljamain Sterling. Sandhagen took on Moraes in a crucial bantamweight contender bout in the main event of UFC Fight Island 5 last Saturday, picking up the win with flashy second-round TKO. With this victory, […]
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Aljamain Sterling staying ready in hopes of December title fight with Petr Yan
UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling is staying ready in case he gets the all for a title shot against Petr Yan in December. Sterling has built up a five-fight winning streak in the last few years with his latest victory being a decisive and impressive submission win over Cory Sandhagen at UFC 250 earlier this year. […]
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Petr Yan trashes Cody Garbrandt for “running away” to flyweight
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has sent a scathing message to Cody Garbrandt, who recently laid out plans to drop down to the flyweight division. Garbrandt, who recently burst back into bantamweight title contention with a knockout win over Raphael Assuncao, discussed his plans for a drop to flyweight in a recent interview with ESPN. […]
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Petr Yan fires back at Aljamain Sterling for “paper champion” comments
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded after Aljamain Sterling referred to him as a “paper champion.” Henry Cejudo announced his retirement from MMA earlier this year, leaving the bantamweight title up for grabs. As a result, Petr Yan stood up to take on UFC veteran Jose Aldo in a vacant title clash at UFC […]
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Aljamain Sterling rips “paper champion” Petr Yan over his “single ply” resume
Aljamain Sterling thinks Petr Yan’s record is nothing to write home about, as he slammed the UFC bantamweight kingpin for being a “paper champion”. After Henry Cejudo announced his retirement from MMA, the bantamweight title was open for the taking. Therefore UFC standout Petr Yan and Jose Aldo faced off at UFC 251 for a […]
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Chael Sonnen thinks Petr Yan created ‘confusing’ situation in UFC bantamweight division
Chael Sonnen feels the UFC bantamweight division is a mess and we have Petr Yan to thank. Yan competed for the vacant UFC bantamweight title on July 11. He met Jose Aldo on the main card of UFC 251. Yan scored a fifth-round TKO victory to capture UFC gold for the first time in his […]
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Henry Cejudo sends a message to Dana White after witnessing the UFC hand his belts to a couple of “Rent A champs”
Henry Cejudo has sent a message to UFC President Dana White in the wake of new bantamweight and flyweight champions being crowned. “Triple C” retired from mixed martial arts back in May after his convincing win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, opening the door for both of the aforementioned divisions to move on without […]
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Jimmie Rivera on Petr Yan winning UFC bantamweight title: “It irks me”
UFC bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera has given his thoughts on Petr Yan capturing the UFC Bantamweight Championship at UFC 251. Rivera made a return to winning ways on Wednesday night when he beat Cody Stamann in a short notice featherweight showdown on Fight Island. While the 31-year-old did admit that the win wasn’t his best […]
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Miesha Tate on controversial Yan vs. Aldo stoppage: “I’d have that man ref my fight any day of the week”
Former MMA fighter Miesha Tate has given her thoughts on the controversial stoppage in the Bantamweight Championship fight between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo at UFC 251. While the majority of fans can admit that Aldo put up a valiant effort against Yan in their title showdown last weekend, everyone could see that the Russian […]
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Petr Yan and Cody Garbrandt trade shots online after ‘No Mercy’ poses with Urijah Faber
New UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has been getting into it with resurgent contender Cody Garbrandt on social media. “No Love” was less than impressed with Yan’s UFC 251 performance against Jose Aldo which he won by TKO in the fifth round. Garbrandt was quick to call out the star but “No Mercy” was just […]
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Former bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo feuds with new title holder Petr Yan online
Henry Cejudo may be retired, but he is still keeping a close eye on his former division. Following Petr Yan scoring a fifth-round TKO win over Jose Aldo to win the vacant bantamweight title, Cejudo took to Twitter to say he sucked. The Russian then told him if they were to fight, he would retire […]
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Petr Yan targets October title fight with Aljamain Sterling
New UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan knows who he wants to fight in his first title defense, and when he wants to make that defense. The UFC bantamweight title became vacant when Henry Cejudo retired in May. The UFC moved to crown a new champion by booking a title fight between Yan and former featherweight […]
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What’s next for the stars of UFC 251?
In the main event of the stacked UFC 251 card on Fight Island, Kamaru Usman was looking to defend his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal. The co-main attraction saw Alex Volkanovski and Max Holloway have their immediate rematch for the featherweight strap. And, in the third and final title fight Petr Yan took on Jose […]
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Cody Garbrandt says he has “unfinished business” with Petr Yan, promises to break him in 2 rounds
UFC bantamweight contender Cody Garbrandt believes that he has unfinished business with rival Petr Yan, promising that if they ever met inside the Octagon, he would finish him inside two rounds. “No Love” is coming off the back of his first win since December 2016, as he was able to knock Raphael Assuncao out late […]