Aljamain Sterling-Petr Yan Bantamweight Title Rematch Official for UFC 267

Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan will officially run it back on Oct. 30.

Promotion officials confirmed that Sterling and Yan will square off with the bantamweight crown on the line in the UFC 267 co-main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The rematch had been rumored but not officially announced prior to Wednesday.

Sterling and Yan initially fought at UFC 259 in March, when “The Funkmaster” became 135-pound champ after his opponent was disqualified for landing an illegal knee at the 4:29 mark of the fourth round. Including that controversial result, Sterling has won his last six Octagon appearances, with other notable triumphs against the likes of Cory Sandhagen, Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera to his credit.

Yan saw a 10-bout professional winning streak come to an end thanks to the disqualification defeat. The Russian claimed the vacant bantamweight strap with a fifth-round stoppage of Jose Aldo at UFC 251, one of seven consecutive victories to begin his promotional tenure. “No Mercy” also owns triumphs over the likes of Urijah Faber, Rivera and John Dodson.

UFC 267 is headlined by a light heavyweight championship clash between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira. A lightweight showdown between Magomed Mustafaev and Damir Ismagulov was also confirmed for the card.