Petr Yan’s first title defense will come against Aljamain Sterling in the co-main event of UFC 256 on December 12. UFC President Dana White informed Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports that Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling will be the co-main event of UFC 2…
Petr Yan’s first title defense will come against Aljamain Sterling in the co-main event of UFC 256 on December 12. UFC President Dana White informed Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports that Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling will be the co-main event of UFC 256, with women’s featherweight champion Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson locked as […]
UFC Fight Island 5 all but confirmed that Petr Yan’s next fight would be against Aljamain Sterling. Cory Sandhagen earned the victory in the bantamweight headliner following an impressive second-round TKO win over Marlon Moraes last night. Leading up to the event, Moraes was hopeful that a definitive win would see him leapfrog Sterling to […]
UFC Fight Island 5 all but confirmed that Petr Yan’s next fight would be against Aljamain Sterling.
Cory Sandhagen earned the victory in the bantamweight headliner following an impressive second-round TKO win over Marlon Moraes last night.
Leading up to the event, Moraes was hopeful that a definitive win would see him leapfrog Sterling to get the next crack at the title. However, with his defeat, Sterling is now guaranteed to get the next shot barring some crazy circumstances.
Aljamain Sterling is hoping to finally get his title fight booked against champion, Petr Yan. Ever since Aljamain Sterling submitted Cory Sandhagen in the first round at UFC 250, it was declared he was the number one contender. Yet, Dana White has been…
Aljamain Sterling is hoping to finally get his title fight booked against champion, Petr Yan. Ever since Aljamain Sterling submitted Cory Sandhagen in the first round at UFC 250, it was declared he was the number one contender. Yet, Dana White has been reluctant to call him that and many wondered why the fight hasn’t […]
Cody Garbrandt is happy Aljamain Sterling is getting the next bantamweight title shot. Ever since Petr Yan became the new bantamweight champion at UFC 251, Sterling has been vocal of getting the next title shot. He no doubt deserved it as his UFC 250 scrap against Cory Sandhagen was set to be a number one […]
Cody Garbrandt is happy Aljamain Sterling is getting the next bantamweight title shot.
Ever since Petr Yan became the new bantamweight champion at UFC 251, Sterling has been vocal of getting the next title shot. He no doubt deserved it as his UFC 250 scrap against Cory Sandhagen was set to be a number one contender bout.
Unfortunately, Dana White was reluctant to give Sterling the shot. When he wouldn’t confirm Sterling, many thought Cody Garbrandt would get the next shot. But, with “No Love” moving down to flyweight it paved the way for “Funkmaster” to get the shot.
“Yeah,” UFC president Dana White responded at the post-fight press conference when asked if Sterling sis next.
During the post-fight show earlier in the night, White wouldn’t give a for sure answer but says it is likely.
With Sterling likely to get the next shot, Garbrandt is happy about it.
“Good so we can stop seeing him beg for it… that shit was blowing up my time line,” Garbrandt wrote.
Aljamain Sterling is currently on a five-fight winning streak. Last time out he submitted Sandhagen to become the top contender. Before that, he had decision wins over Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera after submitting Cody Stamann and getting a win over Brett Johns.
Petr Yan, meanwhile, is undefeated in the UFC and coming off a TKO win over Jose Aldo. During his run he also has wins over Rivera and John Dodson.
There is no question Aljamain Sterling deserves the next shot at bantamweight. When the fight would take place is uncertain. But, a scrap between Sterling and Yan is a very intriguing one with a path to victory for both men.
Who do you think wins, Petr Yan or Aljamain Sterling?
Aljamain Sterling is unsure what the holdup is when it comes to receiving a UFC title opportunity. Many fight fans and media members are in agreement that Sterling deserves the next crack at the UFC bantamweight championship. Still, UFC president Dana …
Aljamain Sterling is unsure what the holdup is when it comes to receiving a UFC title opportunity. Many fight fans and media members are in agreement that Sterling deserves the next crack at the UFC bantamweight championship. Still, UFC president Dana White has yet to commit to giving the “Funk Master” a shot at the […]
Aljamain Sterling made sure to tell Petr Yan how he felt about him. Yan became the new undisputed bantamweight champion following his impressive fifth-round TKO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 251 earlier this month. Many now believe the next person to get a title shot should be Sterling, who is on a five-fight winning […]
Aljamain Sterling made sure to tell Petr Yan how he felt about him.
Yan became the new undisputed bantamweight champion following his impressive fifth-round TKO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 251 earlier this month.
Many now believe the next person to get a title shot should be Sterling, who is on a five-fight winning streak. However, UFC president Dana White has repeatedly refused to name “Funkmaster” as the outright next contender which has been a huge cause of frustration for Sterling.
Sterling: Yan Hasn’t Beaten Anyone In The Top Five
To make matters worse, Yan has been mocking him because of that as Sterling decided to take his frustration out on the champion on Wednesday.
“Paper Yan is a paper champion. His resume is single ply, too thin to even wipe my ass with it Hasn’t beaten a single guy in the top five. So you know I’m coming on that no tissues.”
It didn’t take long for Yan to respond back.
“Keep begging #FunkNotNext or is he? I don’t know, I don’t care ”
Sterling replied a couple of hours later stating there was nobody else left for him to fight while taking another dig at Yan.
“ There is no one else to fight buddy. Maybe you can fight the TV commentator too and keep pretending you are “the best”. #PaperYan ”
Sterling’s only competition for a title shot at this point is Marlon Moraes, who notably knocked him out back in 2017. However, Moraes is coming off a questionable split decision win over Aldo and lost his most recent title shot last summer.
In the end, it’s all up to White and the matchmakers.
What do you make of Sterling’s comments about Yan?