Aljamain Sterling explains why his second fight with Petr Yan was close on the scorecards × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Took my foot off the gas - Aljamain Sterling explains why his second fight with Petr Yan was close on the scorecards Aljamain Sterling (left), Petr Yan (right) Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Joshua Ryan CONTRIBUTOR Follow Modified 07 Oct 2022 In anticipation of his bantamweight brawl against Dillashaw later this month, Aljamain Sterling took the time to answer some questions and explain why his most recent fight against Petr Yan was razor-close on the judges' scorecards. 'Funk Master' was comfortably cruising through his second clash against Petr Yan, proving all the doubters wrong with a stellar display in the early rounds. The Russian picked up the pace and began taking over the later rounds, but ultimately, it wasn't enough to get the job done and the American remained the 135lb king. While discussing his upcoming bout, Aljamain Sterling insisted that he must do things differently against T.J. Dillashaw from his fight with Petr Yan. The key is to remember not to ease off if he's winning the early rounds: "Just focusing for 25 minutes and that's going to be the main difference, not giving him an opportunity. Even in the last fight, I think I kind of relaxed a little bit, took my foot off the gas because I felt that I was up three rounds to zero against Yan. I kind of hung around a bit and gave away the fourth and fifth round... I just wanted to win [fight against Petr Yan], I thought I locked it up, I wanted to play it safe, this one I got a little bit more urgency and I don't wanna leave any doubt." Petr Yan is preparing to take on the unique Sean O'Malley on October 22. Yan hopes to spearhead his way back into another shot at UFC gold in the bantamweight division. Check out what Aljamain Sterling said about his former and future opponents in the video below. When is Aljamain Sterling s next title defense As he previously claimed, Aljamain Sterling doesn't want to take his foot off the gas in his next outing. That will be a tough task coming up against T.J. Dillashaw in the co-main event of UFC 280. The 36-year-old challenger is thought by many to have a much more polished stand-up. Despite his NCAA Division I wrestling honors, he may not be as well-versed on the ground in MMA as the bantamweight champion. Both Sterling and Dillashaw will collide in the center of the cage in two weeks' time. The bout will shape how the 135lb division looks with a handful of capable contenders all waiting in the wings for a potential title shot. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post × Rate this story! Thank You! LIVE POLL Q. 0 votes so far Edited by micah.curtis85 Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Share Comments Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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