UFC confirms trilogy between Volkanovski and Holloway and rematch between Yan and Sterling in March

M. Holloway (left) and A. Volkanovski (right) faced each other in 2019 and 2020. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

Last Wednesday (05), the UFC confirmed two title fights for the UFC 272, on March 5th, in Las Vegas (USA). In the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg), the champion Alexander Volkanovsky and the challenger Max Holloway face each other for the third time. In the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), the lineal champion aljamain sterling and the interim Petr yan they duel in a rematch to unify the titles.

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The information was confirmed by UFC president, Dana White, in a statement to North American ESPN.

Alexander Volkanovsky e Max Holloway they face each other for the third time in the octagon after the Australian got the better of the first two meetings. The first of these took place in UFC 245, when the Australian overcame the then champion and took the category belt for himself. Seven months later, in UFC 251, Volkanovski defended his title in his rematch against Holloway in a split decision contested by many of the Hawaiian's fans.

from there to here, Alexander Volkanovsky defended the belt on yet another opportunity, in a “war” against Brian ortega, UFC 266, in September 2021. Holloway, in turn, surpassed Calvin kattar e Yair Rodriguez to guarantee another chance to compete for the title.

The other title fight features one of the UFC's greatest current rivalries. aljamain sterling e Petr yan They face each other in revenge to define once and for all who deserves the throne. In their first encounter, the Russian, then champion, lost his belt after landing an illegal knee on the American, who was unable to return and became the first fighter to win the UFC title due to his opponent's disqualification.

aljamain sterling e Petr yan They had a rematch scheduled for October, but surgery for the American forced the UFC to create an interim belt, which the Russian won with a victory over Cory Sandhagen.

In addition to the two title fights, the UFC 272 The presence of two Brazilians has already been confirmed. At featherweight, Edson Barboza face Bryce mitchell, while in strawweight (up to 52,1 kg) Marina Rodriguez measure forces with yan xiaonan.