Petr Yan could face Marlon vera at the next UFC event.
Vera is coming off a lopsided decision loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 for the bantamweight title. Vera, after the loss, called for a match with Yan. He thought it was a good idea and hoped it would be held in November at Madison Square Garden.
“I was hoping to fight Yan in November,” Vera told Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour following his loss to O’Malley at UFC 299, “I feel that would be a great fight that makes sense.”
Although Vera called for the fight with Yan in November, the Russian did suffer a significant knee injury, but he thinks he will be ready for November and to beat ‘Chito’ up.
“Yes, I’ll be ready just in time for November. Yes, of course I agree. I’m taking him to a mixed martial arts school. You saw how Song Yadong showed his coolest boxing. Everything didn’t go according to plan a little bit. For Vera, things won’t go according to plan either. 100%. We will work from the current situation. It is best to fight in October and November. But can I do two? I think not – there will be…
