Meet the new boss, Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweights.
At UFC 251 on Saturday, Petr Yan pulled ahead in the championship rounds to thrash former featherweight champ Jose Aldo for a fifth-round TKO stoppage. By so doing, the 27-year-old Russian claimed the 135-pound title vacated by Henry Cejudo just six weeks ago. While Yan is riding high, there is no shortage of deserving challengers for his new belt, starting with Marlon Moraes—who defeated Aldo last year—and Aljamain Sterling, both of whom were probably more deserving of fighting for the belt than Yan and Aldo.