Petr Yan will make the first defense of his UFC bantamweight championship when he squares off with Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas.
UFC president Dana White revealed the news to Yahoo! Sports’s Kevin Iole on Wednesday. He indicated that Yan vs. Sterling would be the UFC 256 co- main event with Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson taking the headlining slot.