Anthony Smith is not pleased with the way referee Mark Smith handled Aljamain Sterling ’s disqualification win at UFC 259. Sterling became the first fighter in UFC history to win a title by disqualification when he was struck with an illegal knee by Petr Yan in their bantamweight title fight this past Saturday. Sterling was eventually deemed unable to continue, and as a result, Yan was disqualified. Smith was in a similar situation when he was on the receiving end of an illegal knee in his title fight against then-light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 235, but decided to continue fighting. He lost the bout by unanimous decision. Many lauded Smith for continuing in his fight against Jones.
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