Watch the video of the Yan vs. Sterling fight
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.
Everything was decided in the 4th round, Ian was in the lead in points, but landed an illegal knee and was disqualified.
Aljamain Sterling becomes the new UFC champion due to Petr Yan’s disqualification.
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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