Is There Anyone at 135 Who Can Beat Yan Besides Merab?

[Gabe]

Arguably robbed against Aljo, completely robbed against Sean. He has already beaten Sandhagen and his current streak consists of both Song and Fig and did the UFC a favor disposing of McGee. Any fight other than a title shot is just a complete formality.

 

[ShaoKahn34]

As a huge Yan fan the only i can say could beat him other than Merab would be Umar.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Sean leveled up, and Yam regressed after the Aljo DQ loss. Sean could beat him even worse in a rematch.

Would love to see him vs. Umar. I’m not picking Yam in that fight.

Sandy also leveled up. That’s a pick em’ for me.

Yam is definitely top 5, and that’s not a bad place to be. He’ll never hold the belt again though. Not even sure if he’ll get another TS considering his company.

 

[MMACro]

Movsar in a 3 rounder beats him

 

[jsbx45]

Aljo beat Yan in the re-match. Just sayin'. O'malley beat him too. You may disagree with the judges, but clearly O'malley can be competitive with Yan. For the record, I would be rooting for Yan in that fight. A lot of dumb threads lately.

 

[rjmbrd]

Aljo comfortably beat Yan in the rematch, completely bogus to call that a 'robbery'

I would bet a substantial amount of money on Umar beating Yan. I don't even think that is a close fight. In a rematch with Sean I'd call it a pick-em and I think Sandhagen has materially improved since their first fight.

Yan is solidly in the top 5 but he's not some boogieman.

 

[Ozze]

If both Aljo and Sean could come close enough to beat them, even most think they didn't, it's not impossible to assume they could do it again, this time more convincingly.

Neither case was Yan having a shitty day and the others having the fight of their lives.

 

[Daniel Henry]

My pitbull would fuck him up in one rd

 

[markys00]

Its a silly question to ask when you say those were robberies.

 

[JKS]

Sean already beat him. He hasn't fought Umar and that would be a tough fight. So yes, there are guys who can beat him. I would bet on Sean to win more convincingly this time.

 

[Ares Black]

Malcolm Wellmaker KO R1

 

[burningspear]

merab says russians tend to be bullies, like yan lol

 

[dogsdonutsdragons]

merab lol goat!

 

[Koala]

He has his hands very high and reducing what he can see when you box him
So, I guess good wrestlers who are able to throw a combo at him to get his hands high
Umargomedov, maybe Cejudo, maybe even Patchy (not sure at all on this one)

 

[Preston broadus]

Umar.

Id take yan in any future rematch against aljo

 

[wrb]

I am not a Yan fan but he is still around so I respect the fact he battled his way back into the top 5. He is very good but fans don 't like to address the fact that he did the worst against Merab compared to Umar and Sean. I know Yan will probably change it up against him but Merab also seems like a crazy workaholic who really studies his opponents and Yan is the same size as him. I guess it would be a good story if he did get it back.

Merab has caused a crazy traffic jam in this division, I bet the UFC never had this scenario on a spreadsheet back in 2019 when they decided to put Merab on the "hard track" to the top 5. lol

 

[Aurelian]

Sean already showed he can hang with Yan, regardless of how a person feels about the first fight. A rematch would be very interesting.

Trying to remember the Sandhagen fight but I think that one was pretty close too.

Yan might be the better fighter but it's not by a ton.

 

[prime_lobov]

Bryce “White Power” Mitchell

 

[STAY GOLD]

Movsar in a 3 rounder beats him

Movsar doesn't fight at 135.

 

[meast]

Yes he is beatable, but he also can beat everyone beside Merab. And he may be able to beat Merab. He has already downloaded 5 rounds of information, the way he chains combos together is unmatched. The only question is can he avoid getting smothered?