UFC 273 - Sterling vs Yan
Admittedly, the headline for this piece is misleading. Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan for the Bantamweight championship isn't the main event for UFC 273, but it's the most compelling fight on the card and the one I want to focus on today. The actual main event features The Korean Zombie challenging Alexander Volkanovski for the title at 145, in a fight I expect the former to lose quite badly. Max Holloway is the only 145er in the world that possesses the physicality, technical depth and craft to at best, match Volko and even he came relatively unstuck in two fights against him. So what chance does a defensively shallow action fighter like TKZ have? Next to none. The fight will be exciting while it lasts but I expect Volko to finish him within the first four rounds. Onto the fight in focus, which features the best fighter alive in Petr Yan. The first fight between these two was a great watch while it lasted, Sterling came out fast and established a high pace, attempting to mitiga