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Knowing that UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will be out of action for a while, top-ranked contender Aljamain Sterling is now eyeing a fight with Petr Yan for an interim belt.<\/p>\n

“The Funkmaster” spoke to Damon Martin at MMAFighting.com<\/a> and said that with Cejudo likely fighting Joseph Benavidez for the UFC flyweight belt next, he doesn’t want to sit and wait around for him. That’s why he is targeting a fight against one of the division’s hottest fighters in Yan, and he wants an interim title on the line.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Cejudo is going to go back down to 125lbs against Joey Two-Times then I\u2019ll be more than happy to give Petr Yan his chance to dance,\u201d Sterling said. \u201cHe\u2019s been doing a lot of talking. I think that slowed down when I put him in his place a little bit but that is the fight that would make the most sense. I\u2019m about fighting the best guys. I\u2019m not about trying to hand pick my fights and tip toe around the competition. So if he\u2019s the next best guy, the next highest ranked guy, sign me up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sterling recently called out everyone in the top-10<\/a> but seems to have set his focus specifically on Yan, who is arguably the hottest fighter in the division aside from Sterling. Aljo is currently ranked No. 2 in the UFC’s official bantamweight rankings, just one spot behind Marlon Moraes who just lost to Cejudo at UFC 238. while Yan is ranked at No. 4.<\/p>\n

Aljo says that he respects Yan as a fighter but believes it’s a good stylistic matchup for him and he wants the fight if the UFC is on board with it.<\/p>\n

“(Yan) doesn\u2019t show much improvement with each fight. He hits hard, he’s got good striking, he\u2019s got a good left hook, he\u2019s tough, well-rounded but I just think I do everything a little bit better than he does. That\u2019s my honest assessment of the guy. I think he\u2019s tough but I think he\u2019s very, very beatable,” Sterling said.<\/p>\n

Are you interested in an interim title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knowing that UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will be out of action for a while, top-ranked contender Aljamain Sterling is now eyeing a fight with Petr Yan for an interim belt. “The Funkmaster” spoke to Damon Martin at MMAFighting.com and said that with Cejudo likely fighting Joseph Benavidez for the UFC flyweight belt next, he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54474,"featured_media":307371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nAljamain Sterling calls for interim bantamweight title fight against Petr Yan | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Knowing that UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will be out of action for a while, top contender Aljamain Sterling is now eyeing a fight with Petr Yan.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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