UFC 299 will go down as one of the most memorable events in UFC history. This is mainly because of its spectacular striking showdowns. Former Bantamweight champion Petr Yan took on Song Yadong and emerged victorious in an exciting three-round bout.
Petr Yan has had a rather intriguing career in the UFC. He overcame many opponents to become the champion of the Bantamweight division of the UFC but lost his title to Aljamain Sterling via an illegal knee. Since then it has been tough for the Russian to get his title back given the quality of his opponents. As it turns out there has been one more setback for Yan in his journey to get back UFC gold.
Ariel Helwani gives an update on Petr Yan’s health condition
Petr Yan and Song Yadong went to an absolute war on UFC 299. Song took the first round but Yan came back to win the last two and subsequently the fight. The fight stood up to all the hype around it. Now as things turned out Yan suffered from some serious injuries and might be out of the UFC for a while. Ariel Helwani gave an update on his health condition. Helwani said,
This morning we found out that Petr Yan had suffered a torn ACL. A torn miniscus. And a groin injury. He’s scheduled to have surgery tomorrow. He’ hadn’t fought ‘s gonna be out for another year. It’s a bitter pill to swallow for one Petr Yan. Wish him well and hopefully he gets under the knife safe and sound. Quick recovery.
Helwani revealed that Petr Yan tore his ACL in his fight. This came as a surprise as there was no immediate signs of injury after the fight. This might be a major setback for Petr as he already took a year off after the fight against Merab. Petr Yan is definitely one of the guys who can potentially beat anyone on any given day. Many believe after his fight with Sean O’Malley that it was Petr who won the fight. While the judges scored the fight for Suga, the decision sent social media into a frenzy after the fight.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens to Yan’s ranking once he returns and who he decides to fight on his return. The mn himself is yet to give out a statement to his fans and followers.
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