UFC 280 - Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley - Epic Fight 👊

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Petr Yan is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. Yan formerly fought in Absolute Championship Berkut where he is a former ACB Bantamweight Champion. As of April 12, 2022, he is #1 in the UFC bantamweight rankings and #13 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Following his first title defense, Yan signed a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in January 2018.

Yan made his promotional debut against Teruto Ishihara on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

Yan was briefly scheduled to face top-14 UFC rankings Douglas Silva de Andrade on September 15, 2018 at the UFC Fight Night 136. However, Andrade pulled out of the fight on August 9 citing a foot injury, and he was replaced by Jin Soo Son. At weigh-ins, Son weighed one pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 pounds and he was fined 20 percent of his purse to Yan. Yan won the fight by unanimous decision. This win earned him the Fight of the Night award.

A bantamweight bout was rescheduled between Yan and Douglas Silva de Andrade for UFC 232 on December 29, 2018. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two after de Andrade's corner stopped the fight.

On January 10, 2019, Yan revealed on social media that he had signed a new, four-fight contract with the UFC. Yan faced John Dodson on February 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 145. Yan won the fight by unanimous decision, after landing hard punches and kicks whilst Dodson's back was against the cage.

Despite his previous, few months old contract, Yan signed a new six-fight contract which was offered to him immediately after his win against Dodson.

Yan faced Jimmie Rivera on June 8, 2019 at UFC 238. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

On June 26, it was reported that Yan had to undergo surgery due to synovitis in his left elbow.

Yan faced Urijah Faber on December 14, 2019 at UFC 245. After largely dominating the striking exchanges and knocking Faber down in the second round, Yan ultimately won the fight via knockout in the third round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

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After the fight with Faber, Yan was critical of bantamweight champion, Henry Cejudo, stating that he is being ducked by Cejudo. “I think it’s pretty obvious he is ducking me and doing everything he can to avoid fighting me. All this talk about him wanting a bigger name is bullshit, he just wants easier fight for himself."

Bantamweight Championship

After Cejudo's title defense against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, Cejudo announced he would be retiring from mixed martial arts competition vacating the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Yan then faced former WEC and UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo for the vacant title on July 12, 2020 at UFC 251. He won the fight via technical knockout in the fifth round.

Yan was expected to make his first title defense against Aljamain Sterling on December 12, 2020 at UFC 256. However, it was announced on November 22 that the bout was cancelled from the UFC 256 card and the bout was rescheduled on March 6, 2021 at UFC 259. Yan lost the fight by disqualification in the fourth round due to an illegal knee, losing the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Two judges had Yan up 29-28 and one had Sterling up 29-28 before the illegal knee.

A rematch with Sterling was expected to take place on October 30, 2021 at UFC 267. However, on September 25, Sterling withdrew from the contest due to lingering neck issues. Cory Sandhagen stepped in as replacement with the bout being for the Interim UFC Bantamweight Championship. Yan won the bout via unanimous decision. This bout earned the Fight of the Night award.

A title unification rematch with Aljamain Sterling was scheduled to take place on March 5, 2022 at UFC 272. However, on January 11, 2022, it was announced that the bout was pushed back and will now take place at UFC 273 on April 9. Yan lost the bout via a split decision. The fight also earned him third place in the "Fan Bonus of the Night" award.

Yan is scheduled to face Sean O’Malley on October 22, 2022 at UFC 280.

Personal life

Yan and his wife have two sons. During Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Yan posted an image on social media of the countries' flags and a dove of peace.

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