UFC 251 Predictions
6. Petr Yan Vs. Jose Aldo (UFC Bantamweight Championship)
This is the most up in the air fight on the card, as Aldo has only fought at Bantamweight once and lost a questionable decision to Marlon Moraes. He was also the featherweight king for a decade so we know he has the skills to win.
Petr Yan, however, has been a wrecking ball in the division, blitzing through opponents with suffocating pressure. His last fight was against the aging Urijah Faber, who he dominated en route to being the first man to truly KO Faber cleanly in his entire career.
Jose's legacy speaks for itself, and when everyone counted him out as done following the Holloway fights he showed he still had it by finishing rising contenders Jeremy Stephens and Renato Moicano quickly, before losing to current featherweight king Volkanovski.
In his Bantamweight debut against Moraes, Aldo looked fast, sharp, and to the majority he should have gotten the judges nod.
However, the fact is Aldo is also 3-5 in his last eight fights. Yes, he's losing to top-ranked opponents, but that's exactly what Petr Yan is.
You just can't count out Jose, but more than likely Petr will manage to find Aldo's chin across five fast-paced rounds and wins the title to set up the fight with Aljamain Sterling that should really have been happening here.
Prediction: Petr Yan Via KO.