Petr
Yan’s camp will look a little different ahead of his
bantamweight title defense at UFC
259.
Yan recently posted a photo of himself on Instagram at American Top
Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, which indicates that “No Mercy”
will training at the renowned gym before facing Aljamain
Sterling on March 6.
“In general, everything is fine so far,” Yan wrote.
“Acclimatization is taking place — sometimes we speed it up. Thanks
to everyone who supports. There is a lot of work to do.”
MMAjunkie.com later confirmed that Yan chose to train at ATT
because his customary camp at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand,
would require a two-week quarantine period, which would mean a
shorter camp.
Yan claimed the vacant 135-pound belt with a fifth-round TKO of
Jose
Aldo at UFC 251 on July 11. The 27-year-old Russian has won 10
consecutive fights — including seven in the Octagon.
UFC 259 is headlined by a light heavyweight championship clash
between Jan
Blachowicz and Israel
Adesanya and also includes a featherweight title tilt between
Amanda
Nunes and Megan
Anderson.