Petr Yan will look to enter the bantamweight title image at UFC Struggle Evening 248.
Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) meets Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) in Saturday’s major occasion (ESPN+) at Galaxy Enviornment in Macau. With bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili saying Figueiredo is extra deserving than Umar Nurmagomedov, Yan sees this as a possibility to steal the highlight.
“Deiveson is a former champ, and in addition Merab has been saying that he’s the one actual deserving challenger for his belt,” Yan advised UFC Information by way of an interpreter. “So for me, it’s a great alternative for me to get this place, to beat him and problem for the belt as a substitute of him.”
Dvalishvili has refused to acknowledge undefeated Nurmagomedov as No. 1 contender, which Yan thinks solely will increase his possibilities of taking his spot.
“I imagine this can be a No. 1 contender’s combat,” Yan stated. “Merab is at present champ, however I imagine that he’s not able to defend his title simply but, particularly towards Umar. It looks as if he’s avoiding him. Additionally Umar, I imagine he perhaps wants a few good wins too. So, with a win over Deiveson, I imagine that I can get again into the title image and problem for the belt once more.”
Yan snapped a three-fight shedding skid when he outlasted Tune Yadong at UFC 299 in March. Regardless of the current struggles, the previous bantamweight champion likes his possibilities towards anybody within the division.
“To be trustworthy, I really feel like I solely have one actual loss on my report,” Yan stated. “I imagine that I’ll have the ability to compete with the entire prime guys and nonetheless problem for a belt.”
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