Cory Sandhagen thinks Aljamain Sterling ’s grappling will always make him a threat to Petr Yan . UFC bantamweight champion Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) will look to unify gold with interim champ Yan (16-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 273 on April 9. The rematch, which goes down at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Fla., and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+, following their controversial title fight at UFC 259 in March 2021. After losing his belt to Sterling via disqualification, Yan went onto to defeat Sandhagen in a Fight of the Night battle at UFC 267 to capture a piece of his title back. Since the first fight, Yan and Sterling have been trading barbs, with Yan calling himself the real champion and vowing to destroy “The Funkmaster” when they run it back
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