The Russian scored a dirty trick
On the night of March 6-7, Las Vegas hosts the UFC 259 mixed martial arts tournament. In one of the main fights, the Russian Peter Yan and the Jamaican fighter Aljamain Sterling met. For the Russian, this was the first defense of the championship belt.
The fight ended in scandal. In the fourth round, Ian kneed Sterling in the head when he was on the canvas and had three points of support. He could not get up, and Jan was immediately disqualified and the title passed to Sterling.
The incident was explained by Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was in the corner of Peter Yan. After the episode, he told the organizers that the “Knee!” came from the seconds. Yang followed the instructions automatically.
ألجيمين ستيرلينغ يهزم بيوتر يان بدد أن سدد يان ركبة غير سددانونية لستيرلينغ لينتي النزال DQ و يتوج بلقب وزن الديك .. #UFC259 pic.twitter.com/8A0LSME4td
— UFC Arab (@UFC_Arabs) March 7, 2021
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