Aljamain Sterling is confident that Petr Yan will eventually cave to his suffocating pressure. Sterling (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Yan (15-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) at UFC 259 in a matchup that forms part of a championship triple-header on March 6. “Funkmaster’s” grappling was on full display when he needed less than two minutes to choke out top contender Cory Sandhagen in June. That win earned Sterling his first UFC title shot and he’s looking to mimic that relentless grappling approach against the champion. “When I break it down, styles make fights, no two fights are the same and it’s about who shows up,” Sterling told ESPN .
Read more: