Pierre Yan changed his fighting style and started acting less impulsively, the ASA bantamweight champion told Pavel Vitrouk .
On Saturday, the Russian fighter defeated Brazilian Deiveson Figueredo by unanimous decision (50:45, 50:45, 50:45) in the main fight of the UFC tournament in Macau. Yan previously held the bantamweight belt, Figueredo held the flyweight belt.
– It was a good fight. It is clear that Petya’s health was excellent. But in principle, as I said in the forecast, if Petya is well, then he will show himself in all his glory, that’s what we saw. Yes, the opponent is definitely not easy. Figueredo was a champion for a reason. He hit well and there were some very dangerous moments, but Petya still managed to defeat him. Especially after the operation and a downtime of eight months. So good fight. I will say that Petya generally changed as a fighter – he became different. Probably not so impulsive, but measured. I think he’s a different version of Peter now. I don’t know what’s next for him. Maybe he’ll fight for the title, maybe not. I would like to see a rematch with Sean O’Malley. I think it will be cool,” Vitruk told .
Yan was defeated by O’Malley in October 2022.
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