Russian mixed style fighter Alexander Emelianenko shared his opinion on the reasons for the defeat Petra Yana in a duel with the UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273.
“The victory was stolen from Peter, there is no doubt. Even Dana White gave 3-2 to Jan. Let's omit the first round altogether, in the remaining rounds the qualitative difference between the "winning" rounds of Sterling and the winning rounds of Peter is obvious. Sterling in his rounds simply sat down with a backpack and did not cause damage, at best he wasted Jan's strength on trying to get out of the hold, despite the fact that Peter also attacked from this position. And Jan's rounds were in constant attack and forward movement. Therefore, even after four rounds, I believe that the victory is for Peter because of the qualitative difference in the conduct of the fight. And if you add the first round, it's even more obvious.
Refereeing is a separate conversation. How can three referees see the same fight in different ways while watching the fight through monitors and seeing replays? They see the same picture, you know? Apparently, they decided to judge by personal preferences, and not by combat. Up to the influence of the political situation, otherwise I cannot understand the logic of this decision, ”quotes Emelianenko“Match TV".
