Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie, Sterling vs. Yan on April 9 at UFC 273

Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski

As reported by journalist Ariel Helwani on Twitter, UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski will fight with "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung John on April 9th ​​at UFC 273.

It was originally planned that Max Holloway would become Volkanovski's rival, but the latter aggravated the old injury and withdrew from the fight.

Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and interim belt holder Petr Yan have also been rescheduled for UFC 273. This meeting was previously scheduled for March 5th at UFC 272.