MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cHe didn\u2019t fight for three years and now he\u2019s getting a title shot? It kind of upsets me and it\u2019s a big hit for UFC reputation, in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\nCejudo was originally expected to defend his title against former featherweight champ Jose Aldo. Aldo, however, ended up getting stuck in Brazil, at which point Cruz was offered a title shot.<\/p>\n
Yan admits he isn’t certain why he wasn’t offered the opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m not in America that I wasn\u2019t granted this title shot, or maybe it\u2019s because I\u2019m not American they didn\u2019t give me this opportunity. Maybe it\u2019s because they\u2019re afraid of me and they don\u2019t want to give the chance to win another title to a Russian fighter, maybe they don\u2019t want two Russian champions,\u201d Yan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that [UFC\u2019s] main goal, but to me it\u2019s kind of unclear why they gave it to Cruz. I don\u2019t think, in my opinion, he\u2019s going to bring a lot of pay-per-views buys,” Yan added. “I don\u2019t know why, it\u2019s kind of a difficult question for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there are more active and deserving fighters that could fight for the belt and I don\u2019t understand why they\u2019d give it to a guy that\u2019s been so inactive for so long.”<\/p>\n
Petr Yan concluded by saying that he’s reluctant to blame Cejudo for this situation, but finds it strange that the UFC is is supporting the champ’s plans.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say I lost respect for [Cejudo],” Yan said. “I know that he\u2019s playing his game, he\u2019s doing his part, but it\u2019s weird that the UFC also agrees with him \u2013 that\u2019s kind of weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/21\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Top UFC bantamweight contender Petr Yan believes the UFC is hurting its own reputation by pushing ahead with a bantamweight title fight between champ Henry Cejudo and challenger Dominick Cruz. The controversy surrounding this Cejudo vs. Cruz fight stems from the fact that Cruz, despite being a decorated former champ, has not fought since a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":316863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[39588,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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