Aljamain Sterling Becomes Champion After Petr Yan Lands Illegal Knee – UFC 259 Results
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TOPICS: Just watching this, Bantamweight Champ Petr Yan apparently delivered an intentional knee to the head of downed challenger Aljamain Sterling (who kept flopping around on the ground like a wuss throughout the fight), first of all it s absurd that technique is not legal, it s legal in Japan.
Anyway, Sterling was badly hurt and the fight was called, Sterling is Champ by disqualification, crazy. Sterling was more upset than Yan and dropped the belt in disgust.
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03/06/2021 9:19:29 PM PST
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