According to the press service of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the fight will take place on April 10 as part of the UFC 273 tournament in Jacksonville at the VyStar Veterans Memorial arena.
Yang lost the UFC championship belt in a duel with Sterling, which took place at UFC 259 on the night of March 6-7, 2021.
In the fourth round, the Russian fighter struck a forbidden knee to the head of an opponent who was in a prone position, which was why he was disqualified.
After that, a rematch was supposed to take place between them on March 5, but due to an injury, Sterling did not go to the fight.
In this regard, the Russian fought for the interim title with Corey Sandhagen and won.
Sterling has previously stated that Ian is afraid of him.
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