“Yo, I need a new opponent, let’s fight!”, – the Ecuadorian fighter wrote on the social network, referring to the Russian.
On the eve it became known that Henry Cejudo, who was supposed to meet with Chito on August 19 at UFC 292 in Boston, injured his right shoulder and dropped out of the fight. Marlon Vera offered to replace Petr Yan, but the Russian fighter ignored the challenge.
Petr Yan and Marlon Vera are currently ranked fifth and sixth in the UFC bantamweight division, respectively.
Recall that the main event of the UFC 292 tournament will be the bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley.