Interim UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan, in an interview with Sport-Express at the RCC press conference, shared his opinion on the footwork style of Dominic Cruz and Corey Sandhagen.
– You said that Corey makes a lot of unnecessary movements. Then we saw how you parodied Dillashaw’s movements with Daniel Cormier. Do I understand correctly that all this footwork style that Dominic Cruz invented seems redundant to you?
Corey was very well prepared, always moving, never stopping. They realized that when he stops, it is dangerous. I liked how he changes racks, constantly, like some kind of tower, 180 centimeters jumps all the time (laughs). How to move on a T-4 tractor. According to Dillashaw, yes, Cormier and I had a little joke. I always try to understand this style – yes, they have this extra in their movements. Take Cruz – he is a basic wrestler, look what he does, e-may. When he starts to do this – 15-20 seconds on the spot [скачет], hands are tied here (laughs). Looks funny, really. But as an athlete, of course, I respect him – he is handsome, he fought with such injuries.
On October 30, Yan defeated Corey Sandhagen via unanimous decision at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi to become the interim champion.
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