Crowning Moment: Petr Yan Claims Vacant Title With Late KO Finish Over José Aldo 👑
Back in 2020 at UFC 251, current interim bantamweight champion Petr Yan was able to claim the vacant bantamweight belt via fifth round-knockout over former featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
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That referee should never ref a fight again, what a terrible stoppage
The ref should fight yan next.
@Dr. Doom yea fasho dude let it go on too long
Ref wanted Aldo dead
"If he dies, he dies"
I'm sure the referee LOVED that blood splashing all over the place, he wanted more and who can blame him? Not me, I loved that shit too.
The ref should have stopped the fight much earlier.
I got disgusted and concerned that night..
that was, really bad reffing
that little extra time for those title fights lol
God I love watching Yan throw combos. Also this was the dumbest late stop I’ve ever seen. Fight back, fight back, fight back. 5 seconds later... fight back fight back. Dude stop the fight lol.
PETR THE BEST, HELLO FROM CRIMEA RUSSIA. 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
@George Washington lmao lately? Where have you been when KZhead’s new ceo became a sjw feminist 🤣
*The ETERNAL GOD would do anything for you!! Even out of love for you he went to the cross as a human!!* Philippians 2:5-8
@@tomolo2619 why you guys preach so much about the Philippines?
@@doomset1231 Philippians is a book from the Bible!
Barring the shitty stoppage, this is one of the greatest fights in the history of the bantamweight division.
False
Fr, the first 3 rounds were so good. Real high level shit lol
The greatest or at least most technical was yan vs sandhagen no question
Striking masterclass.
@@caspercasper5413 idk, this had more layers than that one in my opinion. Yan had Cory figured out by mid round 2
One of the worst stoppages ever
I was like “when the fuck is this motherfucka gonna stop the fight?”, those were some violent shots.
Early stoppage
@@methheadmayhemmiller8747 How
@@cali9460 Jose’s eyes were rolled into the back of his head signaling to the ref that he’ll rise up like the undertaker
@@methheadmayhemmiller8747 “The referee was great, man - excellent work by the referee,” Aldo said to MMA Fighting. “It’s hard to think about stopping a title fight. If he stopped it early, everyone would talk about it. I wasn’t out at any moment. I went down and was trying to recover. Everyone who gets in there, or those who have been knocked down before, knows how the body reacts. You get slower, that’s a fact. Fighters who say it should have been stopped earlier are just kidding themselves. You get slower, you try to move, but it’s completely different. “To me, the referee did an excellent job. Getting punched once or twice more won’t make any difference in your life. You’re willing to do it. What if the referee doesn’t stop it there, I recover and land a good one that knocks him out? Every referee goes to our locker room before the fight to go over the rules, and I always tell them to not stop the fight, only if I have no reaction. As long as I’m fighting, let me in there. It’s part of the sport.” This is a comment I found here..
One of the worst late stoppages of all time. Am glad Leon Roberts doesn’t work for the UFC anymore.
What kind of shit was that??? I never even seen this fight this was ridiculous as soon as Also covered his head with two hands he should have stopped it
@@aliabdelaziz905 Agreed. The stoppage was literally an entire minute late.
@@aliabdelaziz905 speaking with someone with An ego “or heart” at certain times that spirit can get u killed he should’ve tapped if the ref hasn’t stopped it
@@PhineastheTiger hell no! Do you know what that would do to his career a tap out by punches.
Brazilian here 100% agree, sad af Aldo toke a lot of damage in last round
Love how Yan is so technical yet he loves brawl 💯
I can't believe how deceptively powerful Yan is. He hit Aldo with a punch and Aldo literally flew backwards about 3 feet. I've never seen Aldo go flying from a punch before. That was scary!
@@Ritalie yeah really has that strength I honestly don’t think Sterling is gonna take him down once after Chimaev tried and Yan takedown defense was 💯
Yan’s a monster. Gets stronger as the fight goes on.
He doesn’t get stronger he just gathers information in the first rounds. One of the most patient and clinical fighters I have ever seen.
This win over Aldo aged well. Aldo had beaten Marlon Vera, dominated Pedro Munhoz, and battered Rob Font.
But at the end of the day, Yan fought aldo for the belt while aldo was coming off a loss. While sandhagen and aljo were ranked higher and didn’t. Aljo was the real champ that night
@@furhadnasserjah123 Sure Sandhagen was ranked higher but he was also coming off a loss, sure it was a very lose one which many thought Sandhagen won, but the same thing could've been said about Aldo against Moraes. A lot of people thought Aldo won against Moraes as well. I'm not sure if you're joking or serious about Aljo being the champ but I'll assume you are. Aljo is the champ rn as well, but somehow the first disputed champ. Aljo beat #14 Brett Johns, #10 Cody Stamann, #5 Jimmie Rivera, #8 Pedro Munhoz, #4 Cory Sandhagen. Now what about Yan. #9 John Dodson, #7 Jimmie Rivera, #12 Urijah Faber. So it would obviously seem like you're right, Aljo was the champion. But then consider who he beat, Aldo, and why was Aldo given a title shot even thought he lost? Because he really didn't lose, technically he was already the #1 contender since he beat Moraes. So what?They just thought of giving Aldo a title shot after he lost? NO! They gave him a title shot because he was considered a top contender and thought of beating Moraes.
@@furhadnasserjah123 Also, there are several examples of other contenders beating more and higher ranked fighters than the champ, does that mean they were the actual champs?
i remember watching this fight live and thinking that Yan was about to kill Aldo
Anyone else kinda get the feeling this went on a little too long Aldo was rocked for a good minute and a half just leaking on the canvas lol
aldo got ktfo
Yup. Everyone was shitting on the ref back when this fight took place
Why 'lol' that wasn't good for Aldo's health and fuck that ref
Yes, but without the "lol" though. It's Jose Aldo, have some respect.
If he dies he dies -Petr no Mercy Yan
I was just thinking that 🤣
😂
“The referee was great, man - excellent work by the referee,” Aldo said to MMA Fighting. “It’s hard to think about stopping a title fight. If he stopped it early, everyone would talk about it. I wasn’t out at any moment. I went down and was trying to recover. Everyone who gets in there, or those who have been knocked down before, knows how the body reacts. You get slower, that’s a fact. Fighters who say it should have been stopped earlier are just kidding themselves. You get slower, you try to move, but it’s completely different. “To me, the referee did an excellent job. Getting punched once or twice more won’t make any difference in your life. You’re willing to do it. What if the referee doesn’t stop it there, I recover and land a good one that knocks him out? Every referee goes to our locker room before the fight to go over the rules, and I always tell them to not stop the fight, only if I have no reaction. As long as I’m fighting, let me in there. It’s part of the sport.”
Hope a lot of people see this commentn
I can now admit Jose Aldo is way more of a men than myself. That fight should've been stopped way earlier.
Probably an unpopular opinion, but idc what Aldo thinks, I know it’s weird to say. But every fighter is going to want to keep fighting especially for a championship belt. Who is going to willingly quit in a championship fight? He took, what? Maybe 50+ unanswered hard shots to his head, some of them hitting the back of his head. The referee is there to save the fighter when their ego, their mind wants to keep going. And he failed to do so, Aldo took a brutal beating that on the ground that shouldn’t have gone on as long as it did
@@Jazz-Singher Exactly. Aldo's opinion is the one that matters least here. Fighters value their pride more than their brain. They don't quit. That's why the referee is there. To save them from themselves.
They really have aspects of their skills and style that matches up but then Petr Yan is also completely different and unique and probably in the running for PFP best MMA fighter
Jose really has the heart of a champion, took much too much damage
Ref just let Aldo took extra 20 shots... Cmon man😬
Nice hairdo bro.
EASY title defense for the fakemaster. Ive got Aljo by 1st round DQ.
Petr Yan firstly the cross is your power and after your punch . Very good fight Congratulations champ
Round 1-3: close riveting fight Round 4-5: 😬😨
Aldo wasn’t adjusted to bantamweight yet. He gassed big time after 3 rounds. I hope they fight again soon.. Yan is a technical savage who can take big shots
@@tydupont8084 even though ur prolly right. I still see the same result tho. Yan is the king
@@tydupont8084 he's gassed after the 3rd round his entire career. Even his last fight where he won vs Font, he was struggling with his cardio throughout.
aldo got ktfo keep making excuses aldo fan clowns aldo never beat anyone good he beats bums coward get sleepy
Prime Aldo would have won
This ref is a hitman the way he tried to kill Aldo in that cage
weak aldo
That ref must have forgotten he had the power to end the fight or smth. Either that or he just didn´t like Aldo because wtf was he waiting for
I would not blame the ref so much, he did not have the hindsight we have. Aldo is a beast and may be the ref thought he'd come back? Tough punishment for the Legend though.
It's hard to say if the ref hate the fighters or root for them when late stoppage happened. Because maybe they wanna gave them chance to win
@@crispusmahea2135 mate no one is coming back from that there’s no defending that stoppage 🤦♂️ you don’t need hindsight to know in that moment the fight should be stopped
@@danterodriguez2610 Now we know that. Petr Yan is a relentless destroyer and no ref would allow him to do that to any opponent again.
@@crispusmahea2135 I watched this live. And I kept screaming to stop the fight at a damn screen. There's no hindsight needed here. Just basic common sense.
Petr Yan is the best pure boxer in UFC
No amount of Sterling's pumped up muscles will help him, he will be beaten and destroyed in 3-4 rounds!
yan's striking is insane🔥
Yan is so accurate with his combos after defending so well! He keeps a really high guard and doesn’t get hit the the head much at all!
Did they just show the end of the fight first, then the highlights?? Wtf?
I guess they assumed people already saw the fight that happened 2yrs ago 😅
Yans ground and pound is fucking brutal! I remember just watching that live thinking the ref wanted Aldo to die! Took him way too long to intervene.
The look on Petr’s face when he’s on Jose’s back is “omg how much damage do I need to do before this is stopped”.
Jose Aldo vs Petr yan 2 might just happen again.
Lets see how Aldo does against Dillashaw or Sandhagen first.
underrated performance by Yan
ref must’ve bet his house on Aldo
Aldo is legend!
Aldo took a hellavu beating there. One tough lad.
Real champ of BW division Petr Yan
@aloevv𖤐 They gave Sterling the belt. He didn't win no fight. Yan real champ
@aloevv𖤐 ahahahahaa
@aloevv𖤐 Did Aljo win the fight?
@aloevv𖤐 The champ should be the best fighter right? Is sterling a better fighter? Dies sterling out strike or out wrestle him? Who do you think would win if they into a cage together rn?
*interim
Terrible stoppage. Aldo took like 100 extra punches for no reason this fight could've been stopped earlier
This fight was in July 2020? Man time flies
Legend ficht
A rematch though 🔥🏆
Cant wait to hear that whistle on Saturday night 😎
This win has aged really well
petr eating them power shots is crazy but you see the return power from him
the referee is so good😂
Petr is such a good MMA fighter. Dude is a testament to versatility, and how to succeed/fight/defend properly while standingin MMA. Clearly, his durability is legit too. He took some big fucking shots here, and didn’t get fazed at all (that, or his poker face is Phil Ivey). Either way, I’m glad I live in a time to see him in his prime, along with the talent and possible fights surrounding him. 🙏👏🔥.
That was brutally entertaining geesh"
Great 🇸🇮🇸🇮🤛🏾
Peter Yan best 👏👏👏👍
Yan is pure talent man hes a legend
UFC can you please turn the music down just one nodge pls!
Man yan put on a whooping in the 4th
Всех топовых бойцов ждёт поражения и Петр не исключение .... . Подожду пока его так не порвут ..... . Альдо ветеран и ему респект !!!!!
Ok this figght is extremely underrated. Well look back on this matchup and appreciate how we got to see aldo go strike for strike vs yan. Too bad its tainted by the referees late stoppage.. smh
That ref had a bet on the over cot dam
Пётр супер!!! Альдо немного жалко
Yan is durable af
I'm just realizing how great the fight becomes when the ref is drunk
Everybody just gonna ignore the fact that this is a passing of the torch moment for Yan? He's basically younger Jose lmao.
Лучше бой 👉👍👍👍👍👍👍🤯🤯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯
WTF was wrong with the REF but the way yan countered those body shots it was magnificent
Sterling obviously muscled up for a reason. He will have rounds 1 and 2 to try and overpower Yan and then that is all she wrote. Gas tank empty. As a Yan fan, I wouldn't completely discount Sterling. The odds are wider than they should be. Literally no one is giving Sterling a chance. I removed this fight from a parlay because I see a possible Sterling upset.
Nah, Yan will weather the first 5-10 minutes then proceed to systematically destroy the fake champion with ease.
Man Petr is my fav fighter. And i can assure you I won't be comfortable watching this rematch. Similarly to the "puncher's chance" aljo has the "submissioner's chance". I think aljo can overpower him and win early wrestling exchanges and everyone knows how scrappy he is. But in every other aspect of the game yan is far superior.
Let’s not forget who was the dominate wrestler that night Yan ragdolled Aljo with his sweeps and trips and the time aljo got a take down Yans scramble and defense was too good
@@g37fy68 yeah i've never said that aljo will have an easy job taking down Yan. The fact is most of those sweeps were caused by aljo's poor cardio. As I said Yan is by far my fav fighter rn. But I'm not buying that it will be one of his easiest fight. At the same time I think that if he can beat aljo pretty comfortably as he was doing, Petr is gonna dominate the division. Only menace i can see coming is Umar nurmagomedov. But again, if he keeps his good wrestling he's going to starch him on the feet.
@@gabrielepassoni8598 sterling got taken down in the early rounds aswell when he cardio was good.
3:54 "Ref was just about to stop that fight" no he wasn't lol
Yoooooo…. Please tell me that referee has been fired!!! He said fight back way too many times
excited for his 3rd title defence 😂😂
Ян красава 😎🔥💪
Aljo will be more remembered than Peter.
Yan's combos are excellent. I hope Aljo will nog just lie down on the ground like the last fight.
Ян💪💪💪💪🌟🤜🤜🤜🤜🤜🤜
Must have missed this one..what a fight! Aldo is a little a beast but Yan just too tough. Kind of unbelievable what McGregor did to Aldo.. mind games much😅the pressure cooker
Dude that giant Robert Whittaker ref just let Aldo go to pound town
This the same ref that told my dead great grandfather to fight back against the cancer at his funeral…guy just doesn’t know when it’s over smh
Wow I can’t believe the ref is letting this go, he is terrible!!!
Ян👍
Yan Finished Aldo while Alexander and Marlon couldn't.
Ref did him dirty
fighting Yan is a nightmare he ramps up more than Holloway as the fight progresses, fuck that lol
He doesn’t ramp up more than Holloway but I get your point. His defense and offense does improve as the fight goes on but Holloway’s output goes through the roof in the later rounds.
Great fight both. Ref could have saved Jose some damage . easy to say
Hope to see dillashaw vs Yangon day
Love this! Has anyone seen the awesome Conor McGregor animated video? If you punch in McGregor Irish Hooligan you should find it. Laughed so hard!
Guess the ref was trying to let Aldo be a warrior lol
Who was refereeing, Yamasaki?
Petyr Yan is the second ever UFC Russian Champion in the Bantamweight division in history I really admired the guy I wish he Regain his belt against Sterling And hoping more russian to be a Fighter and become a Champion
Who was the first ? Dominick, Barao, Dillashaw, Dominick, Garbrant, Dillashaw, Cejudo and Yan He is the first Russian Bantamweight Champion
Turn down the music down god!!
that ref definitely bet on aldo
Where do UFC get these Refs?
Dam Aldo got punched up for two minutes straight.
Anybody know why sterling always crying?
early stoppage
that ref bet some money on aldo
Yan will back up and play defense. The person that beats him will have to have the ability and stamina to relentlessly press forward for 5 rounds.
early stoppage what a shame...
Damn Yamasaki!! Stop the fight. Oh wait.. who dat!?
Stop blaming the ref. He saw that aldo was a very worthy opponent and wanted to give him 5secs longer.
Este Ruso me enseñó agonta agoanta y vas a ser milionario,🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
0:55 Idk why Aldo didn't pounce on him right there...
Because with experience comes intelligent patience
Cause He isnt a casual like you
if aldo makes his way back up to a title shot and somehow beats yan, he is the undisputed GOAT
hahaha with those losses you arent the goat if you get ktfo twice by the same fighter you arent the goat if you get ktfo in the fastest in a title fight ever you arent that great if you get beta so bad and you move down another weight class just to lose over and over and ktfo fof a vacant gifted title shot you arent great if you never ever beat a champ from your division or beat anyone for the undisputed belt or you lose to every champ ever in your division get mad aldo fan clown sleep
Nah, he won't beat Yan!
he already has made his way back to the title. beat 2 killers back to back (pedro munhoz and rob font). imo he already deserves a title shot but he’s angling for a fight with dillashaw now and if he wins that too he’s next for the title. and with the improvements he’s shown I think yan will have some problems
@@zainc9110 imagine thinking munoz is a killer he is a bum you have to be joking aldo never beat a killer he is the one getting killed against elites his 145 career was as laughable as his 135 career
@@vandersonvlad4082 it would take a miracle, but to beat yan while he looks unbeatable would cement him as the goat. 2 division champ, dominant against killers in FW and taking the BW belt from the 100% top guy in bw. hes already in a lot of peoples top 5s
One of the saddest fights ever. Right behind Tony vs Justin
Question: if Jose Aldo was not interrim or undisputed champ during this fight then why is Petr Yan undisputed? Why is this not an interrim title fight?
Early stoppage
He should have stopped the fight when Aldo rolled back to his knees for the second time because he showed that he's not willing to "fight back" anymore.
I think the ref bet on Aldo
*Dillashaw the Real Champ*