MOSCOW, April 20, Ivan Orekhov. Russian MMA fighter Sergey Khandozhko said, that the champion of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC), American Aljamain Sterling, ran from Peter Yan in the debut of their rematch, but you shouldn’t call the judge’s verdict a “robbery”. judges. After the fight, the Russian said that the judges “stole” the victory from him and demanded another revenge. “Immediately after, I thought:“ Toughly sued. punches. The judges could give the first five minutes to Sterling, but how can you evaluate a fighter who ran away? Yes, it turned out to be a competent plan, he didn’t let him get. But this is not a “robbery”. Just my subjective opinion: you need to box, fight, impose your game. And running is not a game,» Khandozhko said. «Peter Yan was not himself. He knew that this personal conflict would not be beneficial. In the first fight, Petya was relaxed, confident, light, he could not translate himself And then he came out tight, came out with the goal of killing, tearing off Sterling's head. And I know from myself: when you really want to knock out, you won't be able to. and the team couldn't go. Sterling was underestimated by everyone, in the first confrontation, after all, there was declassing. I fell for this trap myself. And he was upset for Peter, as for himself: he saw how he plowed in Thailand, although some said that Jan had to talk less, work more. But there was no robbery. I'm sure Ian will return the position, but how much will Sterling now run from the fight? However, Peter is not one of those who bypass difficulties — he will return with renewed vigor and take the title. He has no equal in the division,» the source added.
