A third championship fight is in the works for the already stacked pay-per-view fight card in March.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bantamweight title fight between new champion Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling is being targeted for UFC 259. The event takes place March 6 at a location still to be determined. MMA Junkie was first to report the booking.
Per sources, both sides have agreed to the bout with contracts expected to be signed soon.
The matchup was originally scheduled to take place in the main event of UFC 256 before Yan was forced to withdraw for personal reasons.