UFC 259 results: Aljamain Sterling claims bantamweight title after Petr Yan disqualified for illegal knee New, 26 comments By Damon Martin @DamonMartin Mar 7, 2021, 12:21am EST 4.4k votes, 192 comments. Fight fans rejoice! Aljamain Sterling is the new UFC bantamweight champion after a wild illegal knee from Petr Yan at UFC 259. get reddit premium. What matters is knowing that the choice is yours to make. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. 2 members in the SKUT community. SKUT is for everyone but not everyone will be for SKUT. Aljamain Sterling is the first UFC fighter to win a championship via disqualification. A moment of madness from Petr Yan cost him his UFC bantamweight title in his first defence of the belt on Saturday night. Subreddit covering everything to do with UFC. Petr Yan was withdrawn from the UFC 259 bantamweight match when he landed an illegal knee. Subreddit covering everything to do with UFC. u/sportsbetsnation follow unfollow. 340k members in the ufc community. Yan was ahead on two of the three scorecards in Las Vegas and was in the ascendency before a … Refusing to let a golden opportunity go to waste, Israel Adesanya piggybacks off of Dana's response to offer a subtle jab at Jon Jones during the UFC 259 pre-fight press conference LAS VEGAS – Although it was ruled intentional, Petr Yan says he didn’t mean to commit a foul against Aljamain Sterling. Fight fans rejoice! 397k members in the ufc community. Petr Yan via disqualification (illegal knee) – Round 4, 4:29 – to become UFC bantamweight champion Islam Makhachev def. 2.0k votes, 172 comments. Aljamain Sterling was crowned the new UFC bantamweight champion after Petr Yan was disqualified for landing an illegal knee in the fourth round Saturday night at UFC 259. ... d for illegal knee. Russia’s Petr Yan relinquished his UFC bantamweight title in crushing fashion after being disqualified against Aljamain Sterling for an illegal knee strike in the fourth round of their contest. Aljamain Sterling def.