The famous Russian mixed martial arts fighter Petr Yan announced that he was afraid to go out with the Russian flag for a duel against American Algemain Sterling at the UFC 273 tournament.

" Nobody said that it was forbidden to go out with flags. The situation was such that they just booed in the stands. Made it so as not to provoke the public. Everyone knows where I'm from, just avoided a provocative moment. There was already a tournament where it was forbidden to go out with flags. We decided that it would be better," com.

Recall that the fight Yan - Sterling took place on April 10 in the American Jacksonville and ended with the defeat of Peter by a separate decision of the judges.. The Russian lost the champion belt in the bantamweight division.

On February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation.. There are practically no federations left that have not excluded the Russians from their competitions.

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Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian MMA champion found his belt in the liberated Irpen.