A lot was expected from Petr Yan in 2018, and the Russian bantamweight delivered on all counts, going three for three in his rookie year in the Octagon. It was 12 months the Yekaterinburg product won’t soon forget.
“In 2018, each fight was special in its own way for me, because it was my first year in UFC,” Yan said through a translator. “I took my preparation for each fight very seriously and it resulted in three wins. I visited countries I had never been to before and also had a chance to have a Fight of the Night performance in my homeland.