American mixed martial artist (MMA) Aljamain Sterling reacted to the victory of his former rival Russian Peter Yan at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament in Abu Dhabi. Post available in Twitter athlete.
Sterling congratulated Ian and Corey Sandhagen’s duel. “Dad is happy with his guys today. The best division in the UFC, “wrote the current bantamweight belt holder.
Jan successfully fought against Sandhagen and won by unanimous decision. The Russian won the UFC interim bantamweight belt.
Sterling was supposed to defend the belt in UFC 267’s flagship match against Ian. However, the second fight between the fighters fell through. The American withdrew from the event, citing health problems.
In March, the Russian fighter was left without a champion title: in their duel with Sterling, he struck a forbidden blow and was defeated due to disqualification. Sterling thus won the UFC championship belt for the first time in the history of the promotion due to a violation of the rules by an opponent.
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