UFC 259: Aljamain Sterling Wins Bantamweight Title After Petr Yan Delivers Illegal Knee
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Aljamain Sterling is the new UFC bantamweight champion after a wild illegal knee from Petr Yan at UFC 259. The former champion had the advantage for a lot of the fight and it looked like it could go the distance until the fourth round. From there, Sterling was trying to hang on with some body shots. Before long, Yan gets the new champion to the ground and tries to land the final blow. However, that knee to a downed fighter’s head is illegal and the match is stopped. After a moment of confusion, the entire thing got called off and social media was vibrating with the takes from such a controversial ending. Strangely, that makes this a six-fight win streak for the new champion. He last finished off Cory Sandhagen in the first round back in June. For the loser, that’s got to sting as this was his first title defense after shocking Jose Aldo.