Daniel Cormier doesn’t agree that Round 1 between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan was the deciding factor at UFC 273 . UFC bantamweight champion Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) defeated Yan (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) via split decision this past Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., where all three judges agreed on every round except the opening frame. One judge awarded Round 1 to Yan, while the other two gave the nod to Sterling, which made the difference on the scorecards and resulted in Sterling remaining champion. But Cormier thinks the debate should have been about Round 2, where Sterling had Yan’s back for almost the entire round
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