MOSCOW, April 10, Sergey Pogrebnyak. To a Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Petr Yan will have to win two fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in order to fight again for the championship belt with the American Aljamain Sterling, promoter Kamil Gadzhiev expressed this opinion in an interview. On Sunday night, Yan lost to Sterling in the fight for the UFC bantamweight championship belt by separate decision of the judges. The Russian after the fight did not agree with the decision of the judges, saying that he was «robbed» and demanded a rematch. It was the second fight between the Russian and the American. In the first fight in 2021, Yan lost the UFC title due to disqualification after an illegal knee to the opponent's head. «Things will most likely come to their third fight. But a lot will depend on Sterling. Will he keep the belt? If Yes, then Yang will run to the third fight. To do this, he will need to win two fights. I think that there will be no immediate revenge, because the quality of the fight itself left much to be desired, «Gadzhiev said in a conversation with. «Obviously, Sterling won the second and third rounds, and Ian won the fourth and fifth rounds. to see that the round is for Peter. But this is the fan's perception. I can't say that Jan was better in this fight,» Gadzhiev added.
