Petr Yan has Pedro Munhoz’s attention, but not for a fight in the near future.
Munhoz (18-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) scored the biggest victory of his career on Saturday when he scored a first-round TKO of former UFC champ Cody Garbrandt (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in a thrilling bantamweight matchup at UFC 235, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Brazilian received “Fight of the Night” honors for the memorable encounter, and after beating Garbrandt, Munhoz said he’s looking for a championship fight at 135 pounds.
Yan (12-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who is arguably the current top prospect in the UFC at 135 pounds and is coming off a decision win over John Dodson at UFC on ESPN+ 3, found that notion laughable (via Twitter):
The callout didn’t appear to sit well with Munhoz. He is aware of Yan’s place in the division but crudely brushed off a matchup as being realistic in a post-fight interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter.
“He just got in UFC now, he has a bunch of fights to go,” Munhoz said. “He just beat recently John Dodson. I just knocked out the former champion now, and I will fight any fighter in that division. Tell him to suck my balls right now, because he just literally got in the UFC right now. He’s tough, everyone is tough in the division, but now I have to fight for the title.”
Yan caught wind of Munhoz’s response, and he didn’t appear to like it (via Twitter):
Whether a pairing between Munhoz and Yan is at all realistic from the UFC’s perspective is unknown. Both men have the potential to be long standing contenders – and even champions – at bantamweight, though, so it seems likely this is just the beginning of their feud.
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