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New Petr Yan interview is out (thanks @shoorik1987 for the link) so Imma flex my translating skills again. 
Enjoy!
(omitting the video introduction, jumping straight into the question/answer part)
- Petr, you spoke about a tour through Siberian towns by train, when will it happen or has it happened already?
- No it hasn't. 18th of August I'll be in Omsk, everything will be planned there, nothing else is set yet. No schedule set yet. There will be a crowd in attendance, I hope.
- After you became champ were there many offers that you had to decline, to go somewhere, show your belt etc?
- No, not really, I didn't decline anything. I'm just resting now.
- Why didn't you do the Forbes interview?
- Forbes? I'm not a rich guy, why would I make people laugh?
- You received a mercedes after your fight with Magomedov and you sold it then. Now you received another one but kept it. Why?
- At that time I was in dire financial need. Now my situation is better so I can drive the car, I like the jeep, it's safe, good for the family. Back then it was a different time.
- We watched that fight, Magomed had you in a guillotine, do you think he was seconds away from a win?
- The choke was tight. Something inside saved me, so to speak. I escaped somehow. I didn't even consider giving up. I'd go to sleep if I didn't escape.
- Do you think everything would be different if you lost that fight?
- Every bout I had, if it was lost of course I would not be here today. If I lost my debut maybe I would not continue the fight career because I'm ambitious and I took every loss I ever had very hard.
- Do you feel that your career is missing an opponent like CroCop was for Fedor - a guy who'd be a heavy favorite?
- I don't know, everyone I've ever fought was the favorite, I think. A different matter is that some ppl pick opponents for popularity, to sell the fight - I don't want that kind of popularity, I'm not chasing big money.
- But your pay depends on the opponent's popularity, no?
- Yes of course it's true but now I want Sterling because he deserves it. We'll see later. Maybe Garbrand, maybe Dillashaw, these are big fights.
- Your manager in the Forbes interview said that a UFC champ can take a PPV % or agree to a fixed sum. Which did you chose? Was it more than $500k?
- We declined the fixed sum offer. It's was up to $500k and 4 fights a year instead of 2.
- Before each fight you had some issues - jellyfish bites (stings), broken fingers, operations... what was the issue before the last fight?
- Everything was fine.
- Your coach said you had a leg injury?
- Nah, he's kidding. I was not underestimating (Aldo), getting ready, knew it was a tough opponent, came to win.
- You don't want to talk about it?
- Why should I talk about it now?
- Do you avoid talking about your street life past because it's bad for your image?
- I don't think it's interesting for many ppl, it may be interesting just to make more noise but maybe someone wants to know my other side... I think it's normal, everyone probably had some street fights, some scuffles but why talk about it now? I had so many that if I'd have to describe them all we wouldn't have enough time.
- How about this weird quarrel with Umar Nurmagomedov? He put up this vid with a punching bag... he said he'd beat everyone up... Do you see him as a prospect?
- I had not quarrel with him. I only said "don't count your chickens"... I do think he's a prospect, why not? Every fighter has potential if he's ambitious, young, wants to win... it's a good attitude, why not?
- The Arlovski story, why did you react so strongly?
- You don't know the whole situation. I called him what I called him, I don't take it back.
- What if you meet? What will the talk be like?
- Maybe we'll fight, maybe I'll beat him up. I don't know, I don't care.
- Now Thailand is shut down until new year, where will you train?
- In taiga, in the forest, I'll train like Rocky Balboa, in the deep woods, it will be interesting.
- You once said you need 5 million $ to end your career. Now you have sponsors, do you have a minimal amount that sponsors need to come with?
- Come with an offer, we will talk. I have no set amount, it depends on the cooperation - one time, permanent etc.
- Did you meet up with all your siblings after the fight?
- Almost with all, we are in touch with them all.
- Can you say that this is your mom's dream come true?
- I think so, I think so. It's nice that my mom is happy now, she walked a long road, she raised 8 kids, there were hardships but she didn't give any of us away to an orphanage. None of us smokes, none of us drinks, everyone has a family. My mom is a legendary woman.
- Is she living in Yekaterinburg now? You wanted to build a house for her?
- Yes, she's living nearby. Yes, we are trying to.
- You have many training videos online but hat stuff is too complex for normal ppl. How about basics? Can you say how many pullups you can do, how fast you run 3km, how much you bench?
- I don't do pull ups at all. Maybe I can do 10 max. I never do max reps.
- But we want to compare you to a normal guy. How about deadlifts, running?
- Deadlifts? Come on! Look at me, I'm tiny.
- How about running? How fast can you run a distance?
- 20-something minutes for 4km. (2.5 miles)
Source in Russian:
Enjoy!(omitting the video introduction, jumping straight into the question/answer part)
- Petr, you spoke about a tour through Siberian towns by train, when will it happen or has it happened already?
- No it hasn't. 18th of August I'll be in Omsk, everything will be planned there, nothing else is set yet. No schedule set yet. There will be a crowd in attendance, I hope.
- After you became champ were there many offers that you had to decline, to go somewhere, show your belt etc?
- No, not really, I didn't decline anything. I'm just resting now.
- Why didn't you do the Forbes interview?
- Forbes? I'm not a rich guy, why would I make people laugh?
- You received a mercedes after your fight with Magomedov and you sold it then. Now you received another one but kept it. Why?
- At that time I was in dire financial need. Now my situation is better so I can drive the car, I like the jeep, it's safe, good for the family. Back then it was a different time.
- We watched that fight, Magomed had you in a guillotine, do you think he was seconds away from a win?
- The choke was tight. Something inside saved me, so to speak. I escaped somehow. I didn't even consider giving up. I'd go to sleep if I didn't escape.
- Do you think everything would be different if you lost that fight?
- Every bout I had, if it was lost of course I would not be here today. If I lost my debut maybe I would not continue the fight career because I'm ambitious and I took every loss I ever had very hard.
- Do you feel that your career is missing an opponent like CroCop was for Fedor - a guy who'd be a heavy favorite?
- I don't know, everyone I've ever fought was the favorite, I think. A different matter is that some ppl pick opponents for popularity, to sell the fight - I don't want that kind of popularity, I'm not chasing big money.
- But your pay depends on the opponent's popularity, no?
- Yes of course it's true but now I want Sterling because he deserves it. We'll see later. Maybe Garbrand, maybe Dillashaw, these are big fights.
- Your manager in the Forbes interview said that a UFC champ can take a PPV % or agree to a fixed sum. Which did you chose? Was it more than $500k?
- We declined the fixed sum offer. It's was up to $500k and 4 fights a year instead of 2.
- Before each fight you had some issues - jellyfish bites (stings), broken fingers, operations... what was the issue before the last fight?
- Everything was fine.
- Your coach said you had a leg injury?
- Nah, he's kidding. I was not underestimating (Aldo), getting ready, knew it was a tough opponent, came to win.
- You don't want to talk about it?
- Why should I talk about it now?
- Do you avoid talking about your street life past because it's bad for your image?
- I don't think it's interesting for many ppl, it may be interesting just to make more noise but maybe someone wants to know my other side... I think it's normal, everyone probably had some street fights, some scuffles but why talk about it now? I had so many that if I'd have to describe them all we wouldn't have enough time.
- How about this weird quarrel with Umar Nurmagomedov? He put up this vid with a punching bag... he said he'd beat everyone up... Do you see him as a prospect?
- I had not quarrel with him. I only said "don't count your chickens"... I do think he's a prospect, why not? Every fighter has potential if he's ambitious, young, wants to win... it's a good attitude, why not?
- The Arlovski story, why did you react so strongly?
- You don't know the whole situation. I called him what I called him, I don't take it back.
- What if you meet? What will the talk be like?
- Maybe we'll fight, maybe I'll beat him up. I don't know, I don't care.
- Now Thailand is shut down until new year, where will you train?
- In taiga, in the forest, I'll train like Rocky Balboa, in the deep woods, it will be interesting.
- You once said you need 5 million $ to end your career. Now you have sponsors, do you have a minimal amount that sponsors need to come with?
- Come with an offer, we will talk. I have no set amount, it depends on the cooperation - one time, permanent etc.
- Did you meet up with all your siblings after the fight?
- Almost with all, we are in touch with them all.
- Can you say that this is your mom's dream come true?
- I think so, I think so. It's nice that my mom is happy now, she walked a long road, she raised 8 kids, there were hardships but she didn't give any of us away to an orphanage. None of us smokes, none of us drinks, everyone has a family. My mom is a legendary woman.
- Is she living in Yekaterinburg now? You wanted to build a house for her?
- Yes, she's living nearby. Yes, we are trying to.
- You have many training videos online but hat stuff is too complex for normal ppl. How about basics? Can you say how many pullups you can do, how fast you run 3km, how much you bench?
- I don't do pull ups at all. Maybe I can do 10 max. I never do max reps.
- But we want to compare you to a normal guy. How about deadlifts, running?
- Deadlifts? Come on! Look at me, I'm tiny.
- How about running? How fast can you run a distance?
- 20-something minutes for 4km. (2.5 miles)
Source in Russian:
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