UFC bantamweight champion Russian Petr Yan shared his expectations of the fight with American Aljamain Sterling. “According to the champion, he will be very well prepared for this confrontation and has no doubts that he will destroy his opponent.
“Being a champion is a very big responsibility, but winning the belt was not my ultimate goal. I intend to defend my title many times, and Aljamain Sterling is just another stepping stone towards the goal.
Now I feel very strong and I have no doubt that I can beat Sterling in all respects. I need to be focused, cool in my actions, go ahead and do my job. I just want to finish off Aljamain Sterling. Every time I fight, the goal is to destroy the opponent, now nothing has changed, ”said Petr Yan.
As a reminder, Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling will fight on March 6th at UFC 259.