A long-awaited bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling is finally targeted for UFC 256 on Dec. 12.
Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday after UFC president Dana White initially announced the fight to Yahoo Sports.
Yan will look to make the first defense of his 135-pound title after claiming the vacant championship when Henry Cejudo retired earlier this year. Yan defeated Jose Aldo to win the title back in July as the Russian continued his undefeated run through the UFC.