Petr Yan who is currently competing in the bantamweight division of UFC is one of the fiercest strikers in the history of combat sports. From fighting on the streets during childhood to becoming an unstoppable force in the UFC, Yan’s life story has been remarkable.
Since his childhood days, No Mercy was a keen sports enthusiast and involved himself in Taekwondo, boxing, and soccer. Interestingly, unlike many Russian fighters who get attracted to wrestling, Petr was most attracted by boxing. Fast forward several years down the line, Yan has developed into unarguably one of the best bantamweights in combat sports history.
After making his UFC debut in 2018, Petr Yan has been a force to reckon with. During this rise, he has defeated former champions like Urijah Faber and Jose Aldo to win the bantamweight title. However, the Russian fighter suffered some adversity as he lost his first UFC fight last year after delivering an illegal knee to Aljamain Sterling during their title fight.
Now he is all set to avenge his defeat as he takes on Sterling in a title rematch at UFC 273. Although let us shift the topic from his professional career and take a look at his beautiful family life.
Petr Yan’s Nationality, Is he Russian?
Petr Yan was born on February 11, 1973, in Dudinka Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. However, the Russian’s last name Yan has Chinese origins which have directed some doubts among many people regarding his ethnicity. To clear this question, Petr’s paternal grandfather hails from China, and his grandmother was Russian.
Therefore he has a mixed ethnic backstory as his father is half Chinese and half Russian. Apart from his father’s nationality, there is no information available regarding his parents as he likes to keep his family life private from all the social life glamour. Yan has mentioned in one of the videos that he was self-sufficient from his childhood days because his mother was always working.
How did Petr Yan meet his wife Julia Yan?
Unfortunately, there is no information available online regarding the timeline of the marriage or dating life of Petr Yan and Julia Yan. Moreover, she has also kept her professional life hidden from social media. Also, she has a private Instagram handle where she has posted some beautiful pictures with Petr Yan.
The couple has given birth to two kids, their first son was born in 2016 and they named him Daniil. Daniil in Russian means God is my judge and it is a Greek form of the name Daniel. Interestingly, Daniil has started his MMA journey as he often trains with his father Petr Yan. Four years later, their second kid, Konstantin was born in 2020.
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Both Petr and Julia love to travel and they are spotted together during several events. Moreover, they do not fail to share their love for each other and their kids as they post several family pictures on their respective Instagram accounts.