Sterling was critical of Jan's style

Dmitriy Kel June 23, 2023, 5 a.m.

UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling expressed confidence that the ex-title holder and his former rival Petr Yan was overrated by promotion management and fans.

“The UFC thought he was the goose that would lay the golden eggs for them, but I knew he wasn’t as good as they thought he was. I saw that stylistically Yang is successful in fights with those guys who stand motionless in front of him.

He takes his time, waits, lets his opponents strike, and then turns on himself and dismantles them in the stance. But when he is confronted by a guy who tries to fight him, it's a completely different story. You've seen his fight with Merab, fights with me, and even with O'Malley - as soon as he deals with a fighter with good footwork, everything immediately changes, ”Sterling said on the Jake Paul podcast.

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