Former ACB bantamweight champion and blue chip prospect, Petr Yan, hopes a win in his sophomore promotional outing against Jin Soo Son at UFC Moscow will set up a clash with heavy-handed Brazilian John Lineker.
Yan decimated Teruto Ishihara in the first round of his debut at UFC Singapore. He was originally booked to face Douglas Andrade in Moscow, but an injury forced him off the card. Despite having a new opponent in his crosshairs, Yan is adamant that his preparation didn’t change at all.
“If a ranked opponent couldn’t make it to a fight with me, then I’ll fight whoever I need to make money and climb the rankings,” Yan told MMA Fighting, through a translator.