MOSCOW, Oct 26 that the Russian can leave the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and move to another promotion. On Saturday at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, Jan lost a split decision to American Sean O'Malley. Yang criticized the judges after the fight, believing that the victory had been stolen from him. The former heavyweight champion American Daniel Cormier previously announced the possible departure of the Russian from the UFC.
"Peter has four more fights under the contract, everything else is speculation" Archangel Michael".
Peter Yan is 29 years old, he has 16 victories and four defeats. Prior to UFC 280, he lost twice to American Aljamain Sterling. The first time he lost the bantamweight title to him due to a disqualification for an illegal strike, the second defeat Yang suffered a split decision. Between fights against Sterling, the athlete defeated Corey Sandhagen of the United States by unanimous decision in a fight for the interim title.