Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan have exchanged unpleasantries after ‘Funkmaster’ told ‘No Mercy’ to accept his loss like a man.<\/p>\n
Sterling (20-3 MMA) and Yan (16-2 MMA) are scheduled to duke it out in the Octagon on April 9th at UFC 273 in the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.<\/p>\n
The two fighters previously met at UFC 259 in March of 2021, where it was Sterling who came out on top. Yan was disqualified after an illegal knee<\/a> to Sterling’s head, resulting in Yan losing the bantamweight title.<\/p>\n Petr Yan took to the cage once again at UFC 267 in October 2021, defeating Cory Sandhagen (14-4 MMA). Sterling has not been in the Octagon since defeating Yan over a year ago.<\/p>\n As the timeline approaches for Sterling vs Yan 2, the fighters have taken to Twitter with an\u00a0 exchange of words:<\/p>\n Sterling sent a message to Yan, tweeting<\/a>:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/funkmasterMMA\/status\/1504067955314864132<\/a><\/p>\n “In order to grow you need to accept your losses like a man. The first step in the process of healing is accepting your short-comings. In other words, bro, you lost!”<\/em><\/p>\n In response, Yan tweeted:<\/p>\n “At least I didn’t loose my dignity like you. I can envision yourself crying after our next fight again. I will beat the living sh*t out of you dog. Looking forward to your healing process.”<\/em><\/p>\n The only tears I\u2019ll be shedding are for your funeral, after I body bag you April 9th for the world to see.<\/p>\n You \u201cBetr\u201d show up! https:\/\/t.co\/YPH7OLrSWD<\/a><\/p>\n — Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n