Aljamain Sterling thinks Petr Yan was overrated by the UFC and fans. Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) beat Yan by disqualification to become bantamweight champion at UFC 259 and solidified his win in their rematch at UFC 273, at which he had almost two rounds of control time en route to a split decision win . Prior to his first loss to Sterling, Yan was on a 10-fight winning streak – including knockouts of Urijah Faber and Jose Aldo. But Yan (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) now finds himself on a three-fight skid, which isn’t entirely surprising to Sterling. “I felt like the UFC had him as this f*cking golden goose that was going to make all these eggs for them,” Sterling told Paul on BS w/ Jake Paul. “I was like, ‘Dude, he’s not as good as you guys think.’ This is coming from someone who’s in the sport – (who) breaks down and analyzes the fight.
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