Marlon Vera says it’s ‘graceful straightforward’ to call Petr Yan over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273: ‘Yan kicks his ass’

Marlon Vera isn’t on the fence about who’s going to get the rematch between UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and duration in-between champ Petr Yan at UFC 273.

“It’s graceful straightforward, Yan,” Vera mentioned unbiased lately on The MMA Hour. “He compatible has way better striking.”

Sterling and Yan are field to resolve their opponents this Saturday within the co-main tournament of UFC 273. The 2 bantamweights beforehand collided in March 2021 at UFC 259, with Sterling changing into the first fighter in UFC historical past to get a title by disqualification after an unlawful knee strike from Yan in Round 4 rendered Sterling unable to proceed. Yan change into as soon as forward on the scorecards at the time of the spoiled — a fact which has ended in masses of controversy.

Continued complications from neck surgical draw have stored Sterling on the shelf since his get, whereas Yan captured his duration in-between strap in October with a choice over Cory Sandhagen.

Alongside with his like dance date with Yell Font looming, Vera will be an enthusiastic observer to the festivities at UFC 273. A get over Font on April 30 and Vera will climb internal shouting distance of title contention. That come the winner of Sterling vs. Yan 2 would possibly well maybe maybe soon be in his sights.

And with Yan slated as high as a 5-to-1 well-liked to true his revenge in opposition to Sterling on several on-line sportsbooks, Vera can’t attend but allege the oddsmakers have it graceful.

“That’s the thing with MMA, typically you don’t must be Israel Adesanya to get a fight,” Vera mentioned. “MMA, the poke is diversified, the vary is diversified. It’s also possible to fthrow three hooks in a row and, howdy, you gained, and the opposite guy didn’t explore it coming. Because it’s now no longer a sport like boxing, kickboxing — most guys [in those sports] are, like, wonderful approach. Boxers versus boxers, it’s wonderful approach, they did boxing their entire lives.

“Nevertheless you explore a man that comes from jiu-jitsu and doesn’t give two fand compatible starts swinging for the fences — it’s tough to be taught those punches. That’s why you’ve acquired to spar with a diminutive bit of the entire lot. Nevertheless every person can punch in MMA. The glove is tiny and there are such a broad amount of things you would make. It’s also possible to clinch, you would fight on the fence.

“So, on paper, I make factor in Yan kicks his ass, because Sterling will get tired whenever he’s now no longer ready to procure ahold of you,” Vera continued. “It’s like his heart rate will get high graceful rapidly, he will get a diminutive anxious, and Yan is graceful mild in there. I like that because I feel I make the identical thing, the build it’s nearly like you’re chilling in there — making an strive to fsomebody up but chilling as a replacement of compatible going loopy.”