MOSCOW, May 6. Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Petr Yan said that he did not go to the fight with the American Aljamain Sterling with the flag of Russia, so as not to provoke the public. In April, Jan in Jacksonville (Florida, USA) lost to Sterling by a split decision of the judges and could not regain the bantamweight title. «Before our tournament with flags were no longer allowed to go out. Although no one said that we forbid. If you recall previous tournaments, there were situations when people booed in the stands. And we did it so as not to provoke the people, the public. Everyone knows where I come from. We just avoided provocative moment,” said Yang, quoted by Match TV.
