Petr Yan News
After Henry Cejudo injury, Petr Yan wants interim title fight against Aljamain Sterling
Cole Shelton - June 20, 2019
At UFC 238, the vacant bantamweight title was on the line as top contender Marlon Moraes was taking on flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. After a solid first round, the Brazilian started to fade and Cejudo TKO’d him in the third. After the fight, the Olympic gold medalist mentioned how he wanted to defend both titles. However, that won’t happen this year as Henry Cejudo is out until early 2020 due to shoulder surgery. With that, Petr Yan wants an interim title fight against Aljamain Sterling, who both won their respective bouts at UFC 238.
UFC 238 results: Petr Yan defeats Jimmie Rivera (highlights)
Tom Taylor - June 8, 2019
In the first of two bantamweight bouts on the UFC 238 main card, New Jersey’s Jimmie Rivera looked to slow the meteoric rise of Russia’s Petr Yan. “No Mercy” Yan entered the fight with a 12-1 overall record, and a solid 4-0 mark in the UFC. In his last fight, he picked up the biggest win of his career, outpointing former flyweight title challenger John Dodson for an impressive decision triumph.
Aljamain Sterling vs. Pedro Munhoz set for UFC 238
James Lynch - April 5, 2019
UFC 238 is turning into something of a bantamweight tournament. Flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is headlining the card against Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title. Yesterday, surging 135-pound prospect Petr Yan was booked against Jimmie Rivera. And now, another exciting scrap has been confirmed as Pedro Munhoz is squaring off with Aljamain Sterling. ESPN was the first to report the booking.
Report | Jimmie Rivera and Petr Yan agree to fight at UFC 238
Drake Riggs - April 4, 2019
On June 8, the UFC will return to Chicago, Illinois for UFC 238. In the card’s main event, a new bantamweight champion will be crowned as the vacant title will be fought over when flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo moves up to face Marlon Moraes. As the UFC has been doing lately, they’ve installed back up fights or fighters in the case that the main event or title fight has an issue with one of its participants. In the UFC 238 co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko looks to defend her flyweight title against Jessica Eye. Also on the card is Joanne Calderwood facing Katlyn Chookagian. Calderwood has revealed since the fight’s announcement that she will be on standby in case something happens in the title fight.
UFC Moscow Results: Petr Yan defeats Jin Soo Son in an absolute war
Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018
A bantamweight scrap between Petr Yan and Jin Soo Son took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 136 prelims from Moscow, Russia. The fight turned out to be an absolute classic with both men standing and trading bombs for the better part of fifteen minutes.