Former UFC champ Petr Yan finds himself at a crossroads after losing four of five fights since relinquishing the bantamweight title.
Yan (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) continued on Saturday when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in the 221m UFC Fight Night headliner at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
Just over two years ago Yan held the undisputed 135-pound belt and looked like he could have a long reign. Fast forward to today, and “No Mercy” is in the midst of a 1-4 slide, albeit with several controversial results in that stretch.
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In any case, however, Yan’s condition does not deserve it, and his next fight will be a crucial step in the overall picture of his career. How should it proceed?
Our “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Farah Hannoun and Danny Segura broke it down with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia. Check out their discussion in the video above, and don’t miss this week’s full episode below.
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