Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov in an interview with , he named the possible reasons for the decline of the former UFC bantamweight champion Petra Yana .
Yan has lost his last three fights, losing by decision to Aljamain Sterling, Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili.
– It’s hard for me to say, because I’m not very interested in his weight. Second, I don’t know what’s going on with him. I am for him because he is my compatriot. And it shows brilliant and cool fights. I know that Jan has good boxing, that he is good at kicking. He has spectacular hook shots and good cardio.
But, for example, I don’t understand how competitive his division is, because heavyweight and fighting in the lightest category are like two different sports. Obviously, since he has several defeats in a row, something has to change either in the mental component or in the training process. Maybe he just needs to rest.
Ian must have been under a lot of pressure because he was the champion. We expect a lot from him, we write a lot about him, everyone believes in him, they get sick. Someone supports him. I think all of this creates a lot of pressure. And it’s hard to bear too. But I can only speculate,” Volkov told .
UFC 286 takes place in London on Saturday, with the main event of the evening being a fight between reigning welterweight champion Leon Edwards and former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Watch the live broadcast of the tournament on the Match! Fighter” starting at 7:55 p.m. Moscow time.
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