We now have an interim bantamweight champion as UFC 267 was the place where the #1 rated, Petr Yan, defeated a sporty Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision. Sandhagen got to work right away in the opening round with his volume, while using his footwork to avoid the former champ’s power. Things changed up in the second round, though, when Yan started to let his strikes go. We got a spinning backfist from Yan that was partially blocked, and he even blocked one of those dangerous jump knees from Sandhagen.
The third round was when things really heated up.