{"id":40984,"date":"2026-10-08T02:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Petr-Yan-eyes-featherweight-move-but-draws-line-at-Alexander-Volkanovski-fight-203116"},"modified":"2026-10-08T02:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:40:35","slug":"petr-yan-eyes-featherweight-move-but-draws-line-at-alexander-volkanovski-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/petr-yan-eyes-featherweight-move-but-draws-line-at-alexander-volkanovski-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Petr Yan eyes featherweight move but draws line at Alexander Volkanovski fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Petr
\nYan<\/a> is considering a move to featherweight in the future.<\/p>\n

Yan was recently asked whether he would be interested in fighting
\nJoshua
\nVan<\/a> if the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> flyweight champion moves up to
\nbantamweight. The Russian said that question is for Van to answer,
\nas the decision to change weight classes is his to make.<\/p>\n

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Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why Petr Yan is hesitant to challenge Alexander Volkanovski at
\n145 pounds<\/h2>\n

\u201cNo Mercy\u201d indicated that he is more interested in moving up to
\nfeatherweight but has no desire to fight his friend, reigning
\n145-pound champion Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone wants to move up and challenge me, it\u2019s a question for
\nthem, not for me,\u201d Yan told Full Violence. \u201cBut personally, for
\nmyself, moving up sounds interesting too, maybe somewhere in the
\nfuture. Just 145 pounds champ is my friend Alex Volkanovski, so I
\ndon\u2019t want to beat him up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yan (20-5) reclaimed the bantamweight title with an upset victory
\nover Merab
\nDvalishvili<\/a> (21-5) last December, more than two years after
\nlosing their first meeting in lopsided fashion. He is scheduled to
\ndefend the belt in a trilogy bout against Dvalishvili at
\nUFC 333<\/a> on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
\nEmirates. Volkanovski (28-4) is slated to defend his featherweight
\ncrown on the same card against undefeated contender Movsar
\nEvloev<\/a> (20-0).<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

Petr Yan<\/a> talks
\nabout moving up to 145 and how he wouldn\u2019t want to face his friend
\nAlexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a> \ud83d\udc40 \u201cMoving up sounds interesting to me, maybe
\nsomewhere in the future. Just 145 pounds champ is my friend Alex
\nVolkanovski so I don\u2019t want to beat him up.\u201d
\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/nZS1ORu3eT<\/p>\n

\u2014 Full Violence \u2122 (@Full_Violence)
\nOctober 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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