Petr Yan shocks fans by hitting Aljamain Sterling with 'Illegal, Disgusting' knee: Watch

Aljamain Sterling was crowned new UFC Bantamweight Champion at UFC 259 after his opponent Petr Yan was disqualified for hitting him with an illegal knee strike during ir title bout. former titleholder looked in total control entering fourth round and was even winning on judges’ scorecards. However, a brutal and possibly intentional knee to Sterling's face paused match, forcing referee to call in doctor.

Aljamain Sterling, who was completely floored by blow, was checked by doctor, who declared him unable to continue. One can say that Petr Yan threw away his title by hitting Sterling with illegal strike, which he could have retained, considering his performance in past rounds. Petr Yan’s move me many furious, with some fighters saying that he “intentionally” hit Funk Master with knee.

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Petr Yan illegal knee: Fans slam Petr Yan

After conclusion of bout, fans took to Twitter and slammed Petr Yan, saying he’s not worthy to be a champion, while ors asked UFC to ‘run it back’. “That s**ks — b mistake from Yan — run it back,” ded a fan. “What a dirty play from Yan,” anor ded. Few even asked UFC to suspend Russian for a month and even vised m to ban keen strikes for good.

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Petr Yan illegal knee: Fans troll Aljamain Sterling

While many slammed Petr Yan for his illegal move, some criticised Aljamain Sterling, saying that American could have continued fighting after taking a brief rest. Few claimed that Funk Master was just acting to get Petr Yan disqualified so that he could get his hands on title. “And Oscar for best actor goes to Sterling,” wrote a fan. “Only title Aljo wins tonight is Oscars,” ded a fan. “Everyone saying he’s acting is wayyyyy off. He took belt off and dropped it. Clearly didn’t want to win like this, if he could have continued, he would have,” commented third.

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Petr Yan disqualified: Aljamain Sterling is open for a rematch

A few hours later, Aljamain Sterling took to Twitter, where he claimed that illegal knee from Petr Yan felt ‘intentional,’ considering referee h told Yan not to hit a downed opponent with a knee. Aljo stated that he was preparing for bout for months and ir title fight was filled with action. “Yan is a b dude! WE WILL DO IT AGAIN,” Sterling concluded.

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