Petr Yan (16-5) is set to open the UFC 299 main card against Yadong Song on Saturday. Yan is the former UFC bantamweight champion but enters this fight on a three-fight losing skid. The Russian is ...

Once the toast of the weight class, Petr Yan has drifted into a state of purgatory in perhaps the Ultimate Fighting Championship's deepest division. The former bantamweight titleholder will look ...

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Opponents Petr Yan of Russia and Sean O'Malley face off during the UFC 280 ceremonial weigh-in at Etihad Arena on October 21, 2022 in Abu Dhabi ...

Petr Yan (left) seems keen on a rematch with Sean O'Malley (right) but brought out his humorous side when discussing O'Malley's lack of current presence in the UFC picture [Image courtesy: Getty ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. Former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan won a thrilling battle of ex ...

Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo have each won multiple championship fights during their respective UFC careers, and the pair of former two-time titleholders engaged in a fantastic five-round ...

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: Aljamain Sterling poses on the scale during the UFC 259 weigh-in at UFC APEX on March 05, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Staple info ...