Sterling named the timing of the rematch with Ian

American mixed style fighter (MMA) Aljamein Sterling announced his readiness to have a rematch with Russian Peter Yan. His words are quoted by TMZ.

The athlete said that the fight should take place in January or February 2022. He called such terms to the leadership of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC). “Yang is vulnerable. Do you understand what I mean? He spent five rounds with a guy (US fighter Corey Sandhagen – approx. “Lenta.ru”), which I destroyed in 88 seconds, ”counted Sterling.

On October 30, Ian defeated American Sandhagen by unanimous decision to win the UFC interim champion belt. The Russian fighter was supposed to meet with Sterling, but the American withdrew from the fight without giving any reason. At the same time, Sterling said that he was ready to defend the title with Ian.

Ian had his first fight with Sterling on March 7 in Las Vegas. Yang dealt a forbidden blow to his opponent and was disqualified. The victory was given to Sterling, he became the UFC bantamweight champion.

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