UFC Macau’s Petr Yan Goes Full Sean O’Malley As No Mercy Athletic Commission Scrubs Key Losses From Bantamweight Record

Former Final Combating Championship (UFC) Bantamweight champion Petr Yan headlines his second ‘Battle Evening’ this weekend (Sat., Nov. 23, 2024) in opposition to former two-time UFC Flyweight kingpin Deiveson Figueiredo inside Galaxy Area in Macau, SRA, China.

Russia’s Yan sees his upcoming showdown with Figueiredo as a No. 1 contender combat and an opportunity to redeem himself in opposition to Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, aka his solely loss on his report.

“To be trustworthy, I really feel like I solely have one actual loss on my report,” Yan mentioned throughout UFC Macau media day. “I consider I’m in a position to compete with all the high guys and nonetheless problem for the belt. Deiveson is a former champ, and Merab, the present champ, is saying he’s the one actual deserving challenger for his belt, and for me, it’s a very good alternative to get this place – to beat him and to problem for the belt as an alternative of him.”

It appears as if Yan has gone full Sean O’Malley and has erased 4 of his losses.

If a reminder is required, Yan misplaced his skilled combat to Magomed Magomedov by way of break up resolution earlier than he was within the UFC however bought that win again a yr later in a rematch. “No Mercy” would then lose his title to Aljamain Sterling by way of disqualification due to an illegal knee—which is okay; he can have that loss again. He would lose a rematch to Sterling 13 months later via a split decision after which drop one final split decision to the aforementioned O’Malley at UFC 280.

His solely actual loss, in line with him, was against Dvalishvili in his first main event.

Whereas Yan’s report is 17-5, the “No Mercy” Athletic Fee deems it 21-1.

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