Petr Yan has not entertained the thought of a showdown with Umar Nurmagomedov.
Yang competed within the UFC Abu Dhabi joint essential occasion final Saturday. He went one-on-one with Marcus McGee in a match that many thought was a possible entice struggle. The match saved a distance and Yang finally recorded a unanimous choice victory. With the victory, “No Mercy” now hopes to safe one other bantamweight title struggle.
One match the place Yang will not be targeted is a conflict with second-placed bantamweight Nurmagomedov. At a post-match press convention for UFC Abu Dhabi, Yang defined why the struggle does not enchantment to him (h/t mmajunkie).
“Now, I am not all in favour of preventing Umar in Qatar in November,” Yang stated. “I used to be provided to struggle him in Baku, Azerbaijan. I accepted it. They could not settle for it. And I requested July, they could not make it both.
UFC Corridor of Fame Khabib Nurmagomedov not too long ago teased Umar’s subsequent struggle to turn into the primary occasion of the 5 rounds. When Yang goes his personal manner, he won’t turn into Nurmagomedov’s subsequent dance associate. Nurmagomedov suffered Merab Dvalishvili’s first lack of his skilled MMA profession, but in addition needed to get well from a hand harm. At this level, it’s unclear who Nurmagomedov’s opponent will likely be.
Within the subsequent UFC Bantamweight title struggle, champion Dvaliswill lined up gold with Kohli Sandhagen at UFC 320 on October 4th. He additionally praised each Dvalishvili and Sandhagen when requested who prefers to struggle for the title.
Yang admitted that he needs to face Dvalishvili once more to see how he can regulate within the rematch once more. Dvalishvili defeated Yan in 2023 by unanimous choice. It was the final time Yang was defeated.
