P. Yan and C. Sandhagen fought a war in UFC 267 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
Voted best fight of UFC 267, the co-main duel of the event, between Petr yan e Cory Sandhagen crowned the Russian as the new interim champion of the organization's bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg). The two athletes fought a true five-round war, from which Yan emerged victorious in the unanimous division of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-46).
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Responsible for giving the fight of the night bonus to the athletes, Dana White praised Petr yan e Cory Sandhagen during a press conference held after the event.
“It was unbelievable. The fight was incredible. Sandhagen using distance well, counterattacks from both fighters, body blows from both fighters, kicks to the body. They both went to war tonight”, praised Dana.
The duel against Sandhagen was the first of Petr yan since losing the division's linear belt to aljamain sterling, by hitting his rival with an illegal knee. For Dana White, however, the Russian is still the true bantamweight champion and will receive the chance to unify the belts against the North American.
"Petr yan He's a savage. He is unbelievable, unstoppable and moves forward all the time. If you see how things turned out, this was the right path to take. He is the champion. He and Aljamain (Sterling) will face each other again”, guaranteed the president.
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