Reigning UFC bantamweight champion, Merab Dvalishvili, will make his next 135-pound title defense against No. 4-ranked ...

ABU DHABI – Petr Yan proved to be too much for Marcus McGhee at UFC on ABC 9. Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) showed off his diverse striking en route to a unanimous decision win (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over ...

UFC champ Merab Dvalishvili was taken aback by Petr Yan’s recent fight news. Bantamweight gold is on the line for a second time this year when Merab Dvalishvili defends his title against Sean O ...

For a moment, Petr Yan was out of the top contender conversations and on a three-fight slump, one that included a loss to the current 135-pound UFC champion. However, he is now on a sturdy 3-0 win ...

Petr Yan recently shut down the idea of fighting Umar Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight clash. Despite the potential title implications, Yan explained why he’s not keen on facing Nurmagomedov.

Petr Yan has been in this kind of position before. When he was the #1 contender in 2022, Yan fought a #11-ranked Sean O’Malley at UFC 280, despite O’Malley having no ranked wins prior.

Thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC Abu Dhabi, including why Petr Yan should get a shot at gold ...

Petr Yan calls out Cory Sandhagen for UFC bantamweight title eliminator Sandhagen scored the most emphatic win of his career this past Saturday, when he mauled Deiveson Figueiredo for a second ...

Between those bouts, he outpointed Chan Sung Jung, and since his second title-fight loss, he is 1-2. In 2022, Ortega suffered ...

Petr Yan calls out Umar Nurmagomedov for UFC title eliminator Taking to Instagram on April 9, Yan called out former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov for a fight in either Azerbaijan or Abu Dhabi.

Former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan from Russia stated that he deserves a title fight and therefore has no intention of ...

It's Yan's fourth loss in his past five appearances after starting his career 15-1. As for what Saturday's win sets up for Dvalishvili, that part is less clear.