There's no disputing it now. Aljamain Sterling is the UFC's bantamweight champion after defeating Petr Yan via split-decision in the co-main event of UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Florida.
The champion unified his belt with the interim version with his superior grappling in a tightly contested five-round scrap.
After gassing in the first fight it was clear that Sterling wanted to fight at a slower pace in the rematch. The first round was fought at a tepid pace as both fighters had an extended feeling-out period.
That didn't last as the fight descended into Round 2.