Cory Sandhagen has warned Petr Yan against underestimating Aljamain Sterling in their upcoming championship rematch next month.
Yan and Sterling share the Octagon again, this time in the co-main event of UFC 273 on April 9 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Following the controversial ending of their first fight at UFC 259, the promotion scheduled an immediate rematch. However, it took much longer to get to after Sterling could not receive medical clearance over lingering issues after neck surgery. In his absence, an interim championship fight between Yan and Sandhagen was created, which served as the co-main event of UFC 267 this past October.