Petr Yan's coach spoke about his tips before the forbidden hit

The coach of the Russian mixed style (MMA) fighter Petr Yana, Marcos da Matta, commented on the main episode of the fight with Aljamain Sterling. Reported by MMA Fighting.

“Before the fight, I explained to Jan that he should watch his knees. If the opponent is on the ground with his knees, then he cannot be hit like that, ”recalled da Matta.

He also stressed that he did not ask Ian to knee the prone Sterling. “You can watch the video: I ask him to work with his fists,” the coach said. He added that he could not say for sure about the prompts of Yan's Russian-speaking seconds.