UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan says he is open to combating TJ Dillashaw so long as the price is acceptable and he doesn’t spend PEDs.
Yan is determined to strive in opposition to No. 1 contender Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on March 13. While he has a intriguing strive in opposition to constructing in opposition to “Funk Master,” Yan can’t aid however watch to what other challenges there are within the division. In point of fact apt one of those is Dillashaw, the archaic UFC bantamweight champion. After two years faraway from the Octagon due to a USADA suspension, Dillashaw is now eligible to attain aid to action, and UFC president Dana White no longer too long within the past confirmed that he would possibly maybe even strive in opposition to for the belt in his first strive in opposition to aid.
Speaking to James Lynch of Enthusiasts Stare, Yan acknowledged that he is open to combating Dillashaw so long as the terms are appropriate, and so long as he doesn’t spend PEDs.
“Perhaps Dillashaw. TJ Dillashaw is aid after doping checks. I desire a strive in opposition to with him, man,” Yan acknowledged.
“(But) it’s up to the UFC. It’s alternatively they win. If the time duration is acceptable, then I’m going to strive in opposition to him at any time when,” Yan added by his interpreter. “Let’s appropriate make certain that he’s no longer going to spend anything else prohibited this time.”
Bearing in thoughts how many other contenders there are at 135lbs — including Cory Sandhagen and Frankie Edgar, who meet in an upcoming bout — there could be no longer any doubt no guarantee that Dillashaw can skip the highway and gash past these other contenders for the following title shot. But since Yan likes the matchup, and if the UFC likes it, then don’t be taken aback if Dillashaw’s first strive in opposition to aid from his two-yr suspension is for a belt. But he has to bring together past Sterling first, and that’s no longer going to be a straightforward activity.
Attain you esteem to bear to seem at Petr Yan strive in opposition to TJ Dillashaw subsequent if he will get past Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259?
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