Aljamain Sterling made major adjustments to his approach against Petr Yan in the rematch at UFC 273. It was close and competitive, but he did enough to get the judges nod and score a huge upset to successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title.
There was always a very vocal subset of MMA fans that kept harassing and questioning Sterling’s standing as champion after first winning the title via disqualification. Since this UFC 273 rematch was a close match up, that kind toxicity from the same people seems unlikely to end, but the champion seems to be enjoying this latest victory — as he should.