UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling looks to be in the shape of his life ahead of his rematch with Petr Yan this weekend.
The American will face Yan, the interim champion, at UFC 273 in Florida, after winning the belt in controversial circumstances by disqualification in March last year. Sterling was dominated from the first bell by the Russian, but was knocked out with an illegal knee in round four, and was awarded the belt as a result.
They were scheduled to rematch last October, but Sterling had lingering injuries as a result of the incident and was unable to compete. Instead, Yan fought Corey Sandhagen for the interim belt, picking up a dominant decision victory on the UFC's 'Fight Island' in Abu Dhabi.
