As Petr Yan sits atop the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s bantamweight division, worthy contenders are doing their part to meet the bar he has set.
Former World Series of Fighting champion Marlon Moraes and Elevation Fight Team standout Cory Sandhagen—ranked No. 1 and No. 4 in the latest rankings at 135 pounds—will lock horns in the UFC Fight Night 179 main event on Saturday at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with the winner perhaps putting himself in position for a title shot sometime in 2021.