LAS VEGAS — A vicious, intentional knee to the head of a downed Aljamain Sterling cost Petr Yan his bantamweight title on Saturday at Apex on the main card of UFC 259.
Sterling was on his knees and as he raised his head, Yan belted him in the face with a right knee that snapped Sterling’s head back as if he were on a head-on crash at 65 mph.
Referee Mark Smith stopped the bout, and after several minutes, when it was clear that Sterling was physically unable to continue, Smith disqualified…
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