“Father and son moment” – Aljamain Sterling unexpectedly runs into biggest rival Petr Yan in Abu Dhabi ahead of UFC 280
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Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan in Abu Dhabi
This meeting was almost inevitable! There was no way Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan would get through the exciting UFC 280 PPV event without running into each other!
UFC has put together a phenomenal card for the fans with UFC 280. This is undoubtedly one of the most stacked pay-per-view events in the history of the promotion. On this card, we have several big names fighting. Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan, two of the 135-pound division’s finest fighters are also part of this epic fight card.
This event takes place on October 22nd in Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena. Sterling and Yan are coming off one of the most exciting rematches in the bantamweight division at UFC 273. The two have met each other twice and Sterling is 2-0 in this rivalry.
Despite all the hostilities between each other in the past, the two surprisingly show respect to each other when faced in real life, recently in Abu Dhabi. Both the bantamweights have touched down in Abu Dhabi and bumped into each other. Check out the interaction between the two fighters. This might well be the seed for a potential trilogy between the two.
Trilogy ? pic.twitter.com/qvY2a2BMnM
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 10, 2022
Sterling makes his second title defense against former champion TJ Dillashaw in the co-main event while the Russian bantamweight, Yan takes on one of the biggest stars, Sean O’Malley in a three-round exciting fight at UFC 280.
Fans react to Petr Yan’s interaction with Aljamain Sterling in Abu Dhabi
When you run into your backpack in Abu Dhabi pic.twitter.com/LJCphUn8pO
— ???? (@GaalaMMA) October 10, 2022
Father and son moment? https://t.co/10eYTbI1PL
— Dan (@dnmcfa) October 10, 2022
What you love to see pic.twitter.com/0AH1F0R049
— Λ????? (@ImAntoMMA) October 10, 2022
I don’t know why but i had a big smile on my face watching this video https://t.co/yA5iswKIpe
— Robbie (@RobbiePoirier10) October 10, 2022
Even Aljo knows they’re 1-1, except the Yan haters that are actually not even Yan haters but Yan fans haters https://t.co/8rFIBiOpJS
— ℕ???? (@Nando_kaze) October 10, 2022
This was nice to see. https://t.co/uCclnXL86i
— Mike Heck (@MikeHeck_JR) October 10, 2022
Nice to see this sort of exchange after all of the hostilities. https://t.co/g19n3lumW3
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 10, 2022
He beat the respect into that boy lol https://t.co/H2QZKwDqE1
— MICK (@Mickiestalgia) October 10, 2022
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