UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded after Aljamain Sterling referred to him as a “paper champion.”<\/p>\n
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 251. The UFC standout administered an onslaught of unanswered blows which resulted in his fifth-round TKO victory and the 135-pound crown. He is also undefeated since joining the organization in 2018, with previous wins against Urijah Faber and Jimmie Rivera.<\/p>\n
However, the No. 2 ranked bantamweight, Aljamain Sterling, doesn’t think the Russian fighter has done enough to deserve the title. “The Funk Master” has also been on a tear throughout the division and has tallied five consecutive wins. In his last outing, Sterling was able to silence the surging contender Cory Sandhagen with a rear-naked choke. He beat his opponent in less than two minutes of their fight and is now on a campaign for a shot at the title. Sterling is more than confident he has what it takes to overthrow the “paper champion” Petr Yan.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaper Yan is a paper champion,” Sterling wrote on Instagram. “His resume is a single ply, too thin to even wipe my ass with it. Hasn\u2019t beaten a single guy in the top five. So you know I\u2019m coming on that [peach emoji ]no tissues….pause!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Paper Yan is a paper champion. His resume is single ply, too thin to even wipe my ass with it 🧻 Hasn\u2019t beaten a single guy in the top five. So you know I\u2019m coming on that 🍑 no tissues….pause!☝🏾🎒 \u2022 #PaperYan #PeoplesChampvsPaperChamp #Pause #FunkGotNext #UFC #BeGreat #TheWeeklyScraps!<\/a><\/p>\n
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