Ultimate confirms fight between Petr yan e aljamain sterling protocols for UFC 259. Photo/Reproduction: Instagram
O UFC 259 It is still being assembled, but it is already emerging as one of the best events of the year. This is because Ultimate got the fight between Petr yan against aljamain sterling, valid for the bantamweight belt (61,2kg). The fight will take place on March 6th, with no location yet defined. With the duel, there will be three title disputes in the same event. The announcement was published by the North American website 'MMA Junkie'.
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At 27, Petr yan makes his first title defense. The Russian won the title by knocking out the Brazilian in the fifth round José Aldo. The confrontation took place in UFC 251, in May. In his career, he has a record of 15 wins and only one defeat, including triumphs against John Dodson, Jimmie rivera e Urijah faber.
aljamain sterling, 31 years old, became the No. 1 contender by finishing Cory Sandhagen in the first round of UFC 250, In August. The American has won five in a row and it will be the first time he will fight for the title. Currently, the fighter has a history of 19 positive results and three negative results as an MMA professional.
At the event, in addition to Petr yan x aljamain sterling, two more title fights draw attention. In the co-main fight, the Brazilian Amanda nunes defends the featherweight belt (up to 65,7kg.) against Megan anderson, While Israel adesanya moves up to light heavyweight (up to 92,9kg) to challenge the Polish champion Jan Blachowicz.
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