UFC star Aljamain Sterling won the UFC bantamweight championship on Saturday night when Petr Yan hit the American with an illegal knee in the fourth round of their stunning fight. Yan seemed to be on his way to scoring his first title defense won only to see the title ripped away after the Russian clubbed the downed fighter with an illegal knee.
“That’s not the way I wanted to win,” Sterling said during the post-fight interview. “…It’s F****** b*******.”
But that didn’t keep some of his fellow UFC stars from berating the new champ for his method of victory.
UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera claimed Sterling was faking in order to win the belt. Vera said the fighter should earn an “academy award” for the performance.
Academy award 🥇
— Chito Vera (@chitoveraUFC) March 7, 2021
Former UFC bantamweight champ Demetrius Johnson didn’t have that to say, but the ONE Championship star did say be believes those kinds of knees should be legal.
Johnson said, “Heres the thing you cant stall the fight by sitting on your knees. Knees to a grounded opponent should be allowed!”
Heres the thing you cant stall the fight by sitting on your knees. Knees to a grounded opponent should be allowed!
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) March 7, 2021
Former champ Cody Garbrandt said, “He better not take that belt with him..”.
He better not take that belt with him…
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) March 7, 2021
The ex-UFC bantamweight king also suggested Sterling’s concussion seemed less than that during the post-fight interview.
Garbrandt posted, “Why the fuck interview him, if he is so concussed ??”.
Why the fuck interview him, if he is so concussed ??
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) March 7, 2021
Ex-UFC welterweight interim champ Colby Covington took a more comedic approach to the situation. Covington noted how the illegal knee and DQ made Covington’s prefight prediction correct.
Told you virgins Cheater Pan couldn’t handle that Andrew Cuomo Pressure from @funkmastermma!!! 💰🇺🇸💰 #ufc259 #andnew
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) March 7, 2021
UFC lightweight heavyweight contender Dominick Cruz shared some of his thoughts, too.
People recover faster when they actually get Ko’d
— Dominick Reyes (@DomReyes) March 7, 2021
More reactions are sure to be on the way. Heavy will post them as they happen.
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