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Shtyrkov: “I don’t see any possibility for Figueredo to win. Everything is on Jan’s side.”
Russian fighter Ivan Shtyrkov believes that Brazilian Deiveson Figueredo will not cause problems for Russian Petr Yan in a fight in Macau.
The fight will headline the UFC on November 23. Yan, who competes at bantamweight, will face former UFC flyweight champion Figueredo after the Brazilian fighter said he would move up one division.
“Petya is charged and approaches the confrontation competently. Figueredo is a very convenient opponent for Yan. First of all, his stance is not so dangerous for Petya. It will be convenient stylistically and tactically. We saw what Ian did to Sandhagen, and Corey is a more advanced striker. And anthropometrically inconvenient. Peter had no problems.
If Ian is in optimal condition, Figueredo will not cause any problems. The Brazilian’s wrestling is at a good level, but not enough to stop Petya. We need to fight a stalemate like Sterling’s. If you don’t use this kind of wrestling, you won’t be able to keep him on the floor. I don’t see any possibility for the Brazilian to win. Everyone is on Petya’s side. The only thing is that he arrives without injuries and in good condition,” Metaratings.ru quotes Shtyrkov as saying.
After changing weight classes, Figueredo scored three victories over Rob Font, Cody Grabrandt and Marlon Vera. Petr Yang ended a three-fight losing streak by defeating Chinese fighter Sun Yadong in March.
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