Aljamain Sterling praised Petr Yan ’s title-winning performance against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 267. Yan (16-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defeated Sandhagen (14-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in an entertaining “Fight of the Night” battle to capture the interim bantamweight title this past Saturday in the co-main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Sandhagen got off to a good start, but the always composed Yan was able to make reads and take over the fight. He even dropped Sandhagen with a spinning back fist-to-left hand combination en route to a unanimous decision win. Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) may not like Yan, but he lauded him for his tactical approach against Sandhagen. “He did a great job of walking him down,” Sterling said on his YouTube channel .
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