Aljamain Sterling is the new UFC bantamweight champion, but the circumstances surrounding his title-clinching performance were anything but usual. On Saturday at UFC 259, when he challenged Petr Yan for the bantamweight title, Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) became the first fighter in UFC history to earn a championship due to disqualification. Sterling absorbed an illegal knee from Yan at 4:29 of Round 4 and was deemed unable to continue by referee Mark Smith. The first of three title fights at UFC 259, Yan (15-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) vs
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