Ian begins preparations for a rematch with Sterling

Peter Yan and Rafael Fiziev
Peter Yan and Rafael Fiziev

UFC interim bantamweight title holder Peter Jan began preparations for a rematch with the current undisputed champion of the division Aljamein Sterling...

In the first fight of these fighters, held on March 6, Yang inflicted a forbidden knee, for which he was disqualified and lost his belt.

The rematch was originally supposed to take place on October 30 at UFC 267, but the American withdrew due to injury. As a result, the Russian fought for an interim title against Corey Sandhagen, winning by unanimous decision

We add that the new date for the Ian - Sterling rematch has not been officially approved, but it was previously reported that the fight could take place in March-April.