Sayat Abdrakhmanov, manager of the Russian fighter Petra Jana in a conversation with , called former belt contender Marlon Vera the most logical opponent for the Russian’s next fight.
At UFC 299, Yang defeated Chinese fighter Sun Yadong, ranked seventh in the bantamweight rankings, by decision. In the main event of the tournament, defending champion Sean O’Malley defeated fifth title contender Marlon Vera. Petr Yan became champion in 2020 and received an interim title after a fight with Corey Sandhagen in fall 2021, but failed to win the belt for a second time, losing to Algemain Sterling.
—I think Peter’s next logical opponent should be Marlon Vera. And there could be an interesting matchup with the winner of the Cody Garbrandt-Deiveson Figueiredo duo, both former champions and entertaining fighters. These confrontations are potentially interesting.
— What do you think of the other fighters in the top 5?
— If Corey Sandhagen wants to give number 10 Umaru a chance, that’s his right, it will be interesting to watch this fight. As for Merab, I think he deserves to fight for the title. O’Malley, calling Topuria, simply avoids him, but I want reason and logic to prevail (this happens in the UFC) and Merab will fight with O’Malley. And then it will be interesting to see what the situation will be in the division,” Abdrakhmanov told .
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