Dana White rips controversial Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan decision

Aljamain Sterling is topped champion subsequent to a shocked Petr Yan
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The co-main occasion for the UFC 273 bantamweight title combat ended with a little bit of controversy as champion Aljamain Sterling gained the title unification match over interim champ Petr Yan.

The official scorecards had two judges giving the win to Sterling and one decide giving it to Yan.

By no means shy of stating his opinion on the judges’ scoring, UFC president Dana White stated, “I assumed the judges blew that one. I had it 3-2 the opposite manner.”

The controversial choice had followers in a little bit of a stir as nicely. The consensus was that Yan took the opening spherical and the ultimate two whereas dropping the second and third rounds.

Verdict MMA, the open-source fan voting platform, had the scoring razor skinny.

That is actually the closest title combat within the historical past of Verdict.

Aljamain Sterling is up on the Verdict Scorecard by a remaining rating differential of 0.01#UFC273pic.twitter.com/0LAskmTSzZ

— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) April 10, 2022

Usually, rounds are judged utilizing the boxing format of 10-9. Ten for the winner of the spherical and 9 for the loser — with an occasional 10-8 spherical whether it is lopsided and a really uncommon 10-7 if the spherical isn’t even aggressive.

In an interview with Joe Rogan after the combat, Yan was in disbelief.

“I feel I gained this combat and I received robbed,” Yan stated. “I feel I gained three rounds out of 5. … I need a rematch.”

Aljamain Sterling grapples Petr Yan throughout UFC 273 on April 9, 2022.

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Aljamain Sterling discusses his controversial victory at UFC 273 with Joe Rogan

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After the combat, White denied Yan’s rematch request regardless of believing that he gained. When requested if a rematch was subsequent for Sterling, White stated, “Nah, that combat goes to be there. Petr Yan is among the baddest dudes in that division. We are going to most likely do the TJ [Dillashaw] combat.”

Dillashaw, the previous bantamweight champion, will probably get a crack at reclaiming his throne later this yr in opposition to Sterling. Dillashaw was stripped and suspended for 2 years as the results of a optimistic check for EPO, also referred to as blood doping, which was made well-known by bicycle owner Lance Armstrong.

Dillashaw and Sterling might be anticipated to face off someday this summer time, though a agency timetable has not but been mentioned.