Petr Yan could sensationally call time on his UFC career just days after losing by split decision to contender Sean O'Malley.
Yan has previously reigned as a UFC bantamweight champion and lost the title after being disqualified for landing an illegal knee in his 2021 defence against current king Aljamain Sterling. Following a win over Cory Sandhagen and a rematch defeat to Sterling, Yan accepted a shot against contender O'Malley who was ranked outside of the top ten.
And in controversial fashion, Yan fell to split decision defeat against the American star despite many feeling the Russian did enough to have his hand raised. After being left aggrieved by the decision, UFC legend Daniel Cormier has claimed Yan feels as if the UFC no longer have his back after the devastating turn of events in Abu Dhabi.
