Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) made it three-straight wins after defeating Marcus McGhee in Saturday's UFC on ABC 9 co-main event at Etihad Arena. Yan was asked about the possibility of facing Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) next, but after their initial planned booking in June fell through, he's no longer interested.

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Petr Yan wants another shot at gold after taking out Marcus McGhee in the UFC Abu Dhabi co-main event. Despite facing a lower ranked opponent, Yan didn’t get distracted or take his opponent for granted as he went out and put on another classic performance.