Petr Yan

Dana White believes Petr Yan should have been awarded a decision victory over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273.

He beat my ass in that fourth and fifth round but this is what the fight game is all about.” People wrote me off after my last performance but I told you guys that was a big hiccup,” Sterling said. Listen that fight’s going to be there, Petr Yan is one of the baddest dudes in that division. “I thought the judges blew that one. I had it 3-2 the other way. “No, I think you do…

The bantamweight title unification bout between champ Aljamain Sterling and interim titleholder Petr Yan in the UFC 273 co-main event ended in a split ...

Two of the judges scored the first round for Sterling giving him the split decision victory. The first fight between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan ended in controversy after Yan delivered an illegal knee that rendered Sterling unable to continue at UFC 259 in March 2021. Yan clearly won rounds 4 and 5.

Get all the reactions and highlights of Aljamain Sterling's victory over Petr Yan in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 273.

The 32-year-old called out former champ T.J. Dillashaw in his post-fight Octagon interview, while Yan remained certain that he had won, and called for a rematch. But Sterling held on to edge out a very close split-decision victory. The fight was a much different affair to the duo’s previous outing over a year ago, with Sterling dominating Yan on the ground for much of the fight.

Sterling called out former champion T.J. Dillashaw after the bout and UFC President Dana White agreed that Aljo vs Dillashaw will likely be next. Aljamain ...

During his post-fight Octagon interview, the victorious Sterling called out former champion T.J. Dillashaw who was at the venue. With Sterling unable to take the fight to the ground, Yan dominated with his powerful striking. Yan continued to foil Sterling’s takedown attempts in the final round and controlled the fight with his striking and scrambles. At the end of round 3, Aljo became the -250 betting favorite and Yan the +200 bottom dog. Sterling entered the fight as the +340 betting underdog at the best UFC betting sites and Yan the -450 odds on favorite. Aljamain Sterling warned the oddsmakers and bettors before the fight.

Dana White believes Petr Yan did enough to beat Aljamain Sterling in the bantamweight championship co-main event of UFC 273 on Saturday.

“Petr Yan is one of the baddest dudes in that division. It’s likely that Yan will have to wait for a third shot at Sterling, especially considering the depth of the 135-pound roster. Sterling was victorious over rival Petr Yan on Saturday in their rematch at UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Fla., earning a split decision nod after five competitive rounds to unify his undisputed bantamweight title with Yan’s interim title.

The highly anticipated rematch came after Sterling received the UFC bantamweight championship by defeating Petr Yan by disqualification last year. The victory ...

It was clear that Sterling won rounds two and three, with Yan taking rounds four and five. In the meantime, Yan faced and defeated Cory Sandhagen for the interim bantamweight championship, which set up last night’s rematch with Sterling. UFC 273 saw Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling close the door momentarily on their ongoing rivalry.

UFC's president has weighed in on Sterling's hotly contested split decision win over Yan last night ... and he's not impressed with the Florida judges.

“Listen, that [third Sterling-Yan] fight’s gonna be there,” White said. “I think I won three rounds out of five.” - UFC 273 Event T-Shirt “I thought that the judges blew that one,” White said. Sometimes you can tell who won a close UFC fight decision before the announcement is made. With little of significance happening in that round, it’s hard to blame them for that.

After five hard-fought rounds, Aljamain Sterling was able to get the job done at UFC 273 and retain the UFC bantamweight title with a decision win over Petr ...

“That fight (between Sterling and Yan is) gonna be there. I guess it’s all on however you scored that first round,” White told reporters. But if you ask Dana White, “No Mercy” should’ve gotten the nod.