Regardless of nonetheless being thought-about top-of-the-line rivals within the bantamweight division, Petr Yan is in determined want of a win in his subsequent outing. The Russian was all set to collide with Track Yadong in a UFC Battle Evening headliner in two months’ time, however he’ll have to attend even longer to get again to profitable methods.
‘No Mercy’ is hellbent on getting again into title competition however sadly for the brawler, damage has compelled him to withdraw from his struggle in December. Right now, it’s unsure whether or not Yadong will stay on the cardboard.
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In line with stories, the Chinese language bulldozer exchanged messages backwards and forwards along with his supervisor which appears to verify the information. Sean Shelby and his supervisor have been working collectively to determine an answer for the Crew Alpha Male standout.
Track Yadong placed on Douyin, a textual content message between him and his supervisor, that claims that Petr Yan is injured. no extra primary occasion vs Yan on December ninth from @mmaecosystem initially pic.twitter.com/3tQmU0bx8E
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) October 10, 2023
This may have been Track Yadong’s second bout since his physician stoppage defeat to Cory Sandhagen in September final yr. ‘Kung Fu Child’ bounced again from that loss with a dominant displaying in opposition to Ricky Simon earlier this yr, however was making a giant step up in competitors to face former champion Petr Yan.
At simply 25 years of age, the knockout artist has a very long time earlier than hitting his prime within the sport. Regardless of his youth, he has already competed underneath the UFC banner on 12 events, shedding simply twice.
Associated: Cory Sandhagen vs. Track Yadong scorecards have been razor-close previous to the stoppage
Whereas he’s at the moment using a three-fight shedding streak, Yan will really feel onerous completed by as two of these matches have been thought-about by many to be judged incorrectly. Excluding his sound loss to Merab Dvalishvili in his most up-to-date octagon look, the 30-year-old noticed each Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling get the nod on the scorecards regardless of placing up a valiant effort.
A win over the previous bantamweight king can be enormous in Yadong’s profession. Whereas he has shared the octagon with some high-level expertise, the Asian star had his probability to crack the highest 5 within the 135 rankings—although sadly for him, the bout will apparently now not go forward.
