The Twitter back and forth between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan continues to build-up
Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan’s rivalry has been the talk of the rejuvenated bantamweight division. ESPN recently confirmed that the two will face each other again at UFC 273 in an epic rematch.
Sterling has captured the bantamweight gold from Petr Yan at UFC 259, after Yan delivered an illegal knee late in the fourth round of the title fight. Although some fans are yet to embrace him as the undisputed champion, ‘The Funkmaster’ feels that he is the legitimate champion and deserves some respect.
He wrote:
“Take that fake ass belt of Yan. #Actor.”
The rematch has all the right ingredients of an epic fight and is developing into one of the greatest bantamweight rivalries ever.
Bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling pulls no punches against Petr Yan as verbal banter continues between the two
The grudge match between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and interim champion Petr Yan is intensifying by the day. They’ve had exchanges on Twitter on multiple occasions firing digs at each other.
In a recent post on Twitter ‘The Funkmaster’ has claimed that the latter in actuality is afraid to fight him.
Sterling has captured the bantamweight gold from Petr Yan at UFC 259, after Yan delivered an illegal knee late in the fourth round of the title fight. The pair is set to face each other again and settle their feud at UFC 273.
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