MOSCOW, Jul 26 Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Petr Yan said that if he wins a few fights, he will be able to again qualify for participation in the title fight for the title of champion. Yan is preparing for the fight against the American Sean O'Malley in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which will take place on October 22. The fight will take place as part of the UFC 280 tournament in Abu Dhabi. «We trained for two weeks in Altai, now the recovery process is at home. I plan to fly to the training camp on August 10-15. If I win one or two fights, I am sure that I will fight for belt, you just have to win,” said Jan in an interview, the video of which was published on the YouTube channel of the promotion. “Sean is one of the characters that the UFC moves, he believes in him. When I expressed a desire to fight him, he really liked this idea. Not every top 5 fighter wants to fight number 13. Because you risk your place. There was a correspondence with him. I wrote to him: «Just accept the fight and don't talk.» I don't want to react to his moments, it's not the fight that needs to be promoted. Let him amuse and entertain the audience now, I'll just beat him, «said Yan. Yan, 29, has 16 wins and three defeats in mixed martial arts. Twice he lost to the American Aljamain Sterling. The first time he lost the bantamweight title to him due to an illegal blow, and the second defeat Ian suffered a decision of the judges. 27-year-old O'Malley has 15 wins and one loss to his credit.
