Petr Yan isn’t satisfied with just winning the UFC bantamweight title. In fact, he plans on holding the title for a long, long time, while also hoping to mix things up a bit.
In his first title defense, Yan will take on Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259. The event takes place March 6 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas in one of three world title fights.
The matchup between Yan and Sterling was originally set to take place at UFC 256 in December before the champion was forced to withdraw for a number of reasons due to COVID-19 restrictions and travel issues.