Former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan is open to facing Marlon Vera next time out.
Vera is coming off a lopsided decision loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 for the bantamweight title. Following the loss, Vera called for a fight with Yan, as he thought it made sense and was hoping for it to be in November at Madison Square Garden.
“I was hoping to fight Yan in November,” Vera told Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour following his loss to O’Malley at UFC 299, “I feel that would be a great fight that makes sense.