Aljamain Sterling stops short of calling Petr Yan bantamweight GOAT: “I don’t even know what the conversation is about anymore”
Home » MMA News » UFC » Aljamain Sterling stops short of calling Petr Yan bantamweight… What does being the bantamweight GOAT actually mean? It’s a question that is preventing Aljamain Sterling from anointing Petr Yan. Yan scored his second victory over Merab Dvalishvili, who perhaps had the strongest case for the 135-pound GOAT distinction thanks to his memorable run in 2025. Now that Yan has defeated “The Machine” twice and is a two-time bantamweight champion, some have given him that distinction. Sterling wasn’t ready to crown Yan during the post-UFC 333 edition of the “Weekly Scraps Podcast.” Sterling simply believes it’s difficult to pick one bantamweight GOAT given the rich history of the division (h/t MMAFighting.com). “I would say from a technical standpoint, if you want to say his technique is really, really good and he’s a dog when he’s in there, I 100-percent agree,” Sterling…
