Fighters aren’t at 100% whenever they enter their respective bouts. As is the case with UFC interim bantamweight champion Petr Yan, who according to his manager Danny Rubenstein, has always been in some way compromised for his fights.
But for UFC 273, “No Mercy” is expected to compete at his healthiest. As Rubenstein explained to MMA Junkie:
“His weight is good. (He has) no injuries, which is pretty much a first for him,” he said. “Every other fight, he’s had some kind of injury. The Jimmie Rivera fight, he was in the hospital the week before the fight.