ESPN’s Ariel Helwani<\/a> days from the fight, Yan said that while Sterling wants to get the fight to the ground, he won’t be successful in doing so, and that’s why he’ll run.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1367168110176911361<\/p>\n
“Aljo have gameplan. He want only do submission, yeah? Only do takedown, he talks about ‘I do will takedown, it’s very easy for me.’ It’s no good. When you have one gameplan, after that he have two gameplan. One gameplan, he get takedown. And second gameplan, he will run. It’s gameplan mouse, yeah?” Yan said.<\/p>\n
It will be interesting to see how this fight plays out on Saturday night. While Yan surely wants to keep it on the feet and Sterling wants the fight on the ground, it is mixed martial arts, after all, so you’re likely going to see this fight take place everywhere. The winner will be the fighter who is able to dictate where the majority of the action can take place, and make the necessary adjustments throughout the course of the 25 minutes or less.<\/p>\n
Do you think Aljamain Sterling will be able to get the fight to the ground or will he be forced to run if Petr Yan stuffs the takedowns?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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