The athlete said he wanted to avoid provocations.
Famous Russian mixed martial arts fighter Peter Yan said who was afraid to go out with the Russian flag for a fight against the American Algemay Sterling in the tournament UFC 273.
“They were not allowed to go to the tournament with flags. The situation was such that they just booed in the stands. They made sure not to provoke the audience. Everyone knows where I am from, they just avoided the provocative moment. There was already a tournament where they were forbidden to go out with flags. They decided it would be better, “he said. Jan Championat.com.
Recall that the fight Ian – Sterling took place on April 10 in Jacksonville, USA and ended with the defeat of Peter by a separate decision of the judges. The Russian lost the championship belt in the lightest weight.
On February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about a special military operation in Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities.
After that, Russian sport began to plunge into complete isolation. In fact, there are no federations left that have excluded Russians from their competition.
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Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian MMA champion finds his belt in liberated Irpin .
