Petr Yan will make his debut on U.S. soil this weekend at UFC 232 in Los Angeles and he believes a stoppage of Brazilian veteran Douglas Silva de Andrade should put him well on course to his goal of securing the bantamweight title.
A former ACB champion and one of the most outstanding prospects fighting out of Russia, the prestige of competing on the UFC’s end-of-year card is not lost on “No Mercy”, who has already tallied a record of 2-0 with the promotion since signing earlier this year.
“It’s huge to compete at American events, because all of the top fights are held in the USA.