Twitter erupted after Aljamain Sterling became the first UFC fighter to win at title via disqualification in a bout against Petr Yan at UFC 259.
Sterling was declared the new UFC bantamweight champion after a bizarre sequence in which he took a blatantly illegal knee from the champion Yan in the fourth round of their title fight on Saturday night at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. When Sterling was ruled unable to continue, referee Mark Smith ruled Sterling the winner via disqualification, making him the new UFC bantamweight champion.
Here’s what Twitter had to say about Sterling’s win.
I apologize and wish speedy recovery to @funkmasterMMA I didn’t mean to throw an illegal strike, I just made a big mistake and paid for it.
Not the way I ever want to win a fight. It was close, competitive and filled with action. I felt the knee was intentional, especially after the ref announced I was a downed opponent, so I didn’t expect to be hit. Yan is a bad dude! WE WILL DO IT AGAIN!#UFC259
And the Oscar goes to @FakeMaster for Best Actor in a Title Fight and Petr Yan needs a crash course in the rules of the sport he was once champion in. Hey Petr now you’re a cheater too, bitch.
Crazy it took so long to call that fight. Regardless of anything, that was a clear and blatant ILLEGAL knee. I completely agree with @Justin_Gaethje that the call should not be up to the fighter here! #ufc259
That was very illegal, it doesn’t get much worse than that. Yan was already flirting with danger by throwing those axe kicks when Aljo was down. The doctors made the right call, you can’t let the fighter make the decision to continue after taking a shot like that. #UFC259
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