Petr Yan

UFC 251 was an interesting night, as Fight Island debuted.

Set from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the event featured three title fights.

Petr Yan became the new UFC bantamweight champion, finishing off Jose Aldo for his first title. 

Also, Rose Namajunas avenged a defeat to Jessica Andrade that cost her the strawweight belt, earning a win. 

Here are some of the early post-fight interviews from the card and a link to our fight-night coverage of the entire event. 

Petr Yan

Hear from Petr Yan (15-1) after claiming the UFC bantamweight championship by defeating the former featherweight champion Jose Aldo in the UFC 251 co-main event.

Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas emerged victorious from her rematch of former champions with Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on Saturday night via split decision.

Amanda Ribas

Amanda Ribas improved to 10-1 with an armbar submission victory over Paige VanZant in her flyweight debut and remains undefeated in her UFC career.

Jiri Prochazka

Jon Anik spoke with Jiri Prochazka after his stunning knockout of Volkan Oezdemir in the second round at UFC 251. Prochazka now has won his last nine professional bouts via knockout.

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