Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Petr Yan has staked his claim for a title eliminator clash in his return to action in the new year — claiming he would like to share the Octagon with fellow former gold holder, Sean O’Malley next — especially over the course of five rounds.
Yan, who remains the current number three rank at the bantamweight limit, most recently handed former undisputed flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo his first 135lbs loss last month at UFC Macau, besting the Brazilian in a hard-fought unanimous decision success.
As for Montana striker, O’Malley, the former champion has been sidelined since September, most recently dropping a one-sided unanimous decision loss of his own against common-foe and newly-minted champion, Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC at the Las Vegas Sphere.