UFC 273 results: Aljamain Sterling defeats Petr Yan again – this time without disqualification controversy

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Aljamain Sterling is still the UFC bantamweight champion – and this time, he won fair and square.

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UFC 273 co-headliner, Sterling defeated former champion and multitime rival Petr Yan by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) to retain his title.

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The fight took place at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

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The first round was a technical feeling-out process, in which Yan appeared one step ahead.

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In the second round, Sterling switched up the game plan early and it paid off.

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He locked in the body triangle, but Yan did a nice job of hand-fighting.

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Round 3 began and after an initial stuffed takedown, Sterling took Yan down again – and moved right to the back

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For Yan, the defeat is the first of his career to come without mass controversy

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The first meeting between Sterling and Yan took place at UFC 259 in March 2021.

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