Petr Yan Doesn’t Think Jose Aldo Has Improved Much Since They Trained Together

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The pre-fight trash talk between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo has been limited heading into the bantamweight title clash at UFC 251 — and for good reason.

A mutual respect was forged between the two men when Yan traveled to Brazil to train with the former featherweight champion more than four years ago.

"He came to Nova União when I was going to fight against Frankie Edgar. Very young, very raw in the ground. But he was welcomed as any other foreigner who came to help our camps,” Aldo recently told Sherdog.com. “So I don't see any reason for him to say…