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New UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan knows who he wants to fight in his first title defense, and when he wants to make that defense.<\/p>\n

The UFC bantamweight title became vacant when Henry Cejudo retired in May. The UFC moved to crown a new champion by booking a title fight between Yan and former featherweight champion Jose Aldo at last weekend’s UFC 251 card. In the end, Yan won this fight with a brutal, fifth-round stoppage, becoming the new bantamweight king.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media after his victory over Aldo, Yan explained that he hopes to take a bit of time off before returning to the cage. He views October as a suitable timeframe for his next contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m certainly happy to win this belt in such difficult times,\u201d Yan said (via MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cIt was my longterm goal. Everything went excellent. We knew it was going to be a tough fight, but I had everything perfect.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to take a rest now, recover, go back to my homeland to see my family, and then it\u2019s the work of my management team,\u201d Yan added.\u00a0\u201cIn my first 18 months, I had six fights. I\u2019ve never said no to an offer, so I\u2019ll probably find out soon. \u2026 I think October will be a perfect time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yan also targeted No. 2 bantamweight contender Aljamain Sterling, who is riding five-straight wins over Brett Johns, Cody Stamann, Jimmie Rivera, Pedro Munhoz and Cory Sandhagen, as a suitable opponent for his first title defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Aljamain Sterling deserves to fight for the title,\u201d Yan said. \u201cHe\u2019s on a good streak. He beat a lot of good guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to his title-winning stoppage of Jose Aldo, Yan dispatched of another MMA legend in Urijah Faber, who he knocked out at UFC 245 in December. That win was preceded by wins over Jimmie Rivera, John Dodson, Douglas Andrade, Jin Soo Son and Teruto Ishihara in his first five UFC bouts.<\/p>\n

Do you think a title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling is the right choice?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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