Petr
Yan is as game as they come. 

Yan will fight Marcus
McGhee at
UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. When
reports of the matchup first surfaced, many were initially
unwilling to buy it. Fans couldn’t fathom why Yan, likely on he
brink of a title shot, would fight so far down the
rankings. 

However, Yan just wants to stay active. “No Mercy” revealed that
the
UFC promised him a title shot in his next fight if he wanted to
wait for it. However, the former bantamweight champ wanted to fight
in the summer and most fighters in the Top 10 weren’t
available.

„I was told that I can wait, and I’ll be next in line for the
title,” Yan told Gorilla Energy. “But I don’t want to wait, and I
don’t want to be an inactive fighter. I want to fight twice this
year, if possible. I am ready to fight, I expressed my desire, they
found me an opponent. All the fighters in the Top 5 or even Top 10
are busy right now. Some of them already have fights scheduled,
some have other reasons. I just wanted to fight in July, they found
me an opponent, and I’m ready.“

McGhee is undefeated in four UFC outings with three finishes. He
comes off a decision win over Jonathan
Martinez at UFC 309 last November, the only time he saw the
judges‘ scorecards in his career. 

Meanwhile, Yan seemed to have faded slightly after losing his title
as he dropped two more in a row. However, the Russian has since
defeated Yadong Song
and former flyweight champ Deiveson
Figueiredo last year. 

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By IMAK ADMIN

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