MOSCOW, April 9, Oleg Bogatov. Interim champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ) Russian Petr Yan is stronger than his American rival Aljamain Sterling and will defeat the champion of the promotion due to his signature ground moves, said Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Anatoly Tokov. The fight will take place on April 10 as part of the 273rd UFC tournament in Jacksonville (USA). ). In the first fight, held in March 2021, Jan lost the title after being disqualified for an illegal knee to his opponent's head. «I think Petr will win because he is stronger than Sterling,» Tokov said. «And in the first fight, he won, if not Peter, as always, will work in his own way — aggressive and tough. Then Ian was better than Sterling in everything, and now, I think he prepared even better. After what happened last time, he already made such a mistake Peter will act as the first number and do what he always does — all these tricks in the fight. And Sterling will not be able to show anything.» «Will the fight end ahead of schedule? » But Sterling is a patient athlete and can endure. Therefore, Petya needs to be ready for this. But this is a small chance for Sterling,» the source added.
