Sports · Combat Sports · 5 hrs ago
Joshua Van names Petr Yan as a possible future opponent
Joshua Van is open to fighting Petr Yan for a second UFC title.
Van is the UFC flyweight champion, while Yan holds the bantamweight title.
Van said he admired Yan’s style when he was starting out and sees similarities between them.
Van first faces Manel Kape in January, defending his flyweight belt in the UFC 336 main event.
Kape has won four straight fights and earned the title shot.
Yan has other options for his next defense, and many fans want him to rematch Sean O’Malley.
A win over O’Malley could set up a fight with Van, but no such matchup has been confirmed.
UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van named bantamweight champion Petr Yan as a possible future opponent.
Van said a fight with Yan for a second belt would be ideal and praised Yan’s style.
Van is scheduled to defend his flyweight title against Manel Kape in the UFC 336 main event in January.
Yan recently defended his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333.
A potential fight between Van and Yan could depend on Yan’s next title bout and Van’s defense against Kape.
- Who
- Joshua Van and Petr Yan are the potential opponents. Van is the UFC flyweight champion, and Yan is the bantamweight champion.
- What
- Van said a future fight against Yan for a second belt would be ideal.
- When
- Van discussed the possibility after Yan’s UFC 333 title defense. Van is scheduled to fight Manel Kape in January.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Van said he likes Yan’s style and sees similarities between their styles.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Van beat Alexandre Pantoja in their UFC 331 rematch.
Yan defended his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili in the UFC 333 main event.
Van discussed a possible future fight with Yan.
Van is scheduled to defend his flyweight title against Manel Kape in the UFC 336 main event.
- Van's division
- UFC flyweight champion
- Yan's division
- UFC bantamweight champion
- Van's next fight
- Scheduled to face Manel Kape at UFC 336 in January
- Yan's recent title defense
- Beat Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333
- Van's previous title defense
- Beat Alexandre Pantoja in their UFC 331 rematch
What people are saying
That would be ideal (to fight Petr Yan for a second belt), right?
Petr Yan is someone I really watched when I first came into the game because I really like his style and we kind of have the same style, so I really watched him