{"id":441322,"date":"2022-04-06T09:38:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=441322"},"modified":"2022-04-06T09:38:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:38:36","slug":"ufc-273-pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-aljamain-sterling-vs-petr-yan-2-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-273-pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-aljamain-sterling-vs-petr-yan-2-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 273 | Pro fighters make their picks for Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the co-main event of UFC 273, the bantamweight title is up for grabs as Aljamain Sterling rematches Petr Yan. Heading into the fight, Sterling is a +360 underdog while the interim champ is a -490 favorite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. As seen below, many of the pros believe Yan defeats Sterling with ease <\/a>in the rematch, while a select few are picking \u2018Funkmaster\u2019 to edge out the win.<\/p>\n

BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2:<\/h3>\n

Alexander Volkanovski<\/a>, UFC featherweight champion<\/strong>: I have to go with Petr Yan, I\u2019ve trained with him in the past and he\u2019s the real deal.<\/p>\n

Stephen Thompson, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: I\u2019m actually going to go with Aljamain Sterling. He learned a lot from the last fight and I think he has improved his string and his wrestling is always there.<\/p>\n

Ian Garry, UFC welterweight:<\/strong> You can\u2019t tell me Sterling will win this fight after the way the first one went. He got dominated, Yan will do the same thing here.<\/p>\n

Terrance McKinney, UFC lightweight<\/strong>: Petr Yan. He was winning the last fight until that knee.<\/p>\n

Ike Villanueva, UFC light heavyweight<\/strong>: Sterling is a really good fighter but I think Yan dominates the fights, Sterling can\u2019t get him down and on the feet, Yan is so much better.<\/p>\n

Tristan Connelly, UFC featherweight<\/strong>: Sterling will take it. I saw some things he can do to beat Yan and won\u2019t gas himself in the opening round.<\/p>\n

Dustin Jacoby, UFC light heavyweight<\/strong>: I have to go with my boy Sterling. I actually think he learned a lot from the first fight and won\u2019t gas himself so much in that opening round.<\/p>\n

Vinc Pichel, UFC lightweight<\/strong>: Petr Yan was beating up Sterling badly in the first fight before the knee and will do the same here<\/p>\n

Gabe Green, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: Yan\u2019s got it, I didn\u2019t see much from Sterling in the first fight.<\/p>\n

Danny Sabatello, Bellator bantamweight<\/strong>: I think Yan, he\u2019s in Sterling\u2019s head and Sterling will gas himself as he wants to hurt Yan badly and finish him.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Fighters picking Aljamain Sterling: Stephen Thompson, Tristan Connelly, Dustin Jacoby<\/em><\/p>\n

Fighters picking Petr Yan: Alexander Volkanovski, Ian Garry, Terrance McKinney, Ike Villaneuva, Vinc Pichel, Gabe Green, Danny Sabatello<\/em><\/p>\n

Who do you think will win the UFC 273 co-main event between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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