Credit:Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
Aljamain
Sterling and Petr Yan will
officially run it back on Oct. 30.
Promotion officials confirmed that Sterling and Yan will square off
with the bantamweight crown on the line in the
UFC 267 co-main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The rematch
had been rumored but not officially announced prior to
Wednesday.
Sterling and Yan initially fought at UFC 259 in March, when “The
Funkmaster” became 135-pound champ after his opponent was
disqualified for landing an illegal knee at the 4:29 mark of the
fourth round. Including that controversial result, Sterling has won
his last six Octagon appearances, with other notable triumphs
against the likes of Cory
Sandhagen, Pedro
Munhoz and Jimmie
Rivera to his credit.
Yan saw a 10-bout professional winning streak come to an end thanks
to the disqualification defeat. The Russian claimed the vacant
bantamweight strap with a fifth-round stoppage of Jose Aldo at
UFC 251, one of seven consecutive victories to begin his
promotional tenure. “No Mercy” also owns triumphs over the likes of
Urijah
Faber, Rivera and John
Dodson.
UFC 267 is headlined by a light heavyweight championship clash
between Jan
Blachowicz and Glover
Teixeira. A lightweight showdown between Magomed
Mustafaev and Damir
Ismagulov was also confirmed for the card.