Song Yadong has his sights set on the highest of the bantamweight division after his newest win over Chris Gutierrez within the UFC Vegas 83 principal occasion.
Following a dominant victory the place he gained each spherical on the scorecards, the 26-year-old bantamweight wasted no time calling for a battle in opposition to ex-champion Petr Yan at UFC 299 in March. That occasion is headlined by the bantamweight title battle as champ Sean O’Malley takes on Marlon “Chito” Vera in Miami.
Whereas Yan appeared uninterested within the battle, dropping a yawning emoji on Twitter, Tune rapidly fired again. He reminded the Russian he’s coming off a lower than stellar efficiency in a lopsided loss to Merab Dvalishvili in March.
“I already informed all people I need to battle Petr Yan,” Tune stated on the UFC Vegas 83 post-fight press convention. “He posted the emoji, it means the battle was boring, however his final battle was boring, too. Like, s***.
“So let’s battle at [UFC] 299. I heard he desires to battle in March. OK, let’s battle in March. We each don’t return. Let’s go face-to-face, let’s go. Let’s see who has higher boxing. Let’s see who has the perfect boxing on this division.”
Assuming he will get his want, Tune would share the cardboard with Vera, whom he defeated in a “Combat of the Evening” efficiency in 2020.
Vera secured his title shot largely as a result of a previous win over O’Malley, placing him in an ideal place for a rematch as soon as the always-flashy Contender Sequence veteran claimed the UFC title.
Whereas Tune doesn’t like Vera’s possibilities to safe a second win over O’Malley, he will certainly be rooting for him, as a result of he is aware of that would quick monitor his personal path to a championship alternative.
“I decide Sean [to win],” Tune stated. “Sean is wise, good footwork and good pace however I hope Chito can win the battle and have a rematch with me. That will be superb.”
Very similar to O’Malley wished revenge for the one loss on his document, Tune is aware of that Vera would like to run that battle again with him. Whereas Vera might not have been pleased with the choice that night time, Tune feels assured in his victory, particularly figuring out what he needed to endure simply to get to that battle in the midst of the worldwide pandemic.
“Our first battle, this man he has been getting ready for six months, nobody fought with him,” Tune defined. “His opponent saved getting injured and the UFC informed me in regards to the battle two weeks [before it happened].
“At the moment, COVID simply began. I used to be in my house for one month, no coaching, even no working. Coach stated I can do it so I took the battle. However I don’t have good conditioning. However the truth is I gained the primary two rounds. You guys can look once more.”
If Vera will get the job completed and turns into UFC champion, Tune would love nothing greater than to problem him for the title whereas giving his former opponent the possibility to avenge a previous loss.
In fact, Tune feels ultra-confident that he would ship an much more spectacular victory within the rematch, however he simply must likelihood to do it.
“Standup or on the bottom, I can beat him up,” Tune stated about Vera. “He don’t trust for a battle with me. I’m not a child proper now. I’m 26 years outdated proper now.”
