7 Ups And 1 Down From UFC 245

8. Down - Fading Generation

If you've been an MMA fan for a number of years and remember the greatness of World Extreme Cagefighting, then UFC 245 might've been a tough event to witness. After all, watching Jose Aldo and Urijah Faber - two of the former promotion's most dominant champions - not compete at the level we're used to is difficult to accept.

Aldo, who made his bantamweight debut following his loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237, didn't look terrible in his new weight class. In fact, he actually looked pretty good against former title challenger Marlon Moraes. However, he missed some of the ferocity he had at featherweight, which arguably cost him an incredibly close split decision against his fellow Brazilian.

While Aldo was still very competitive against Moraes, it was a far tougher outing for Faber, as he got absolutely battered by surging talent, Petr Yan. Although The California Kid was somehow able to make it out of the second round, he didn't fare so well in the third, as Yan landed a brutal head kick to knock him out.

It's difficult to say whether or not either man should retire and leave their gloves in the Octagon following these losses, but it's quite clear that their fight careers are no longer going in an upward trajectory anymore.