russian fighter petr yan in an interview with , he said that if necessary, he was ready to fill in in the title fight between UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw.
On Saturday in Abu Dhabi, Yan will face American Sean O’Malley at UFC 280. On the same card, current UFC champion American Sterling will face fellow countryman Dillashaw. Petr Yan met Sterling twice: in March 2021, the Russian lost due to disqualification, and in April 2022 – by a separate decision of the judges.
– Everyone saw the video of you meeting Sterling in Abu Dhabi, when you shook hands. When you flew to the UAE and saw Sterling’s performance in the same card, did you project your possible encounter and behavior?
I did not project this situation. Everything happened spontaneously. We just met. All!
– So you have no negative attitude towards Sterling today?
“Just today, I don’t have a negative attitude towards Sterling.
— By the way, one of the most popular questions/comments from our subscribers: will there be a trilogy with Sterling?
– This question is not for me, but for the UFC.
– After the second fight in one of the interviews, you said that you were tired of the confrontations with Sterling and that you wanted something else.
I’m interested in the title. Whoever has it, I will fight with.
– Who will you sympathize with in a duel between Sterling and TJ Dillashaw?
“I will not support anyone. I won’t even be able to watch this fight. After all, after my fight, there will be activities.
– And if you looked at this confrontation from the point of view of professional analysis?
– Who will impose his way on whom in the first rounds… Today I tend to believe that the chances are 50/50.
– A question from the domain of hypothetical reasoning. Suppose one of the Sterling-Dillashaw pair fails to make weight or retreats for some other reason. Are you ready to “go out” for a replacement? After all, just recently there was a precedent when the UFC card was almost completely rewritten.
– If there is such a need, then why not?
– Have you thought? Or is this the first time you hear such an assumption from me?
– For the first time, yes.
Source : MatchTV
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