It has been a rough couple of days for newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling following the events that transpired at UFC 259.
Sterling met then-champion Petr Yan in what was his first title defense since winning the vacant title at UFC 251. Although Sterling started off well in the opening rounds, Yan turned the tide around once his opponent grew tired and took over in the later rounds.
Unfortunately, the fight came to an end in devastating fashion after Yan threw a knee to the head of a grounded Sterling in the fourth round. Because this was deemed an intentional foul and Sterling was deemed unfit to continue by the cage-side doctor, Yan was disqualified and lost the belt.