Shlemenko appreciated the refereeing of the fight between Jan and Sterling with the phrase “I don’t see the tin”

In the duel between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling, there were no hard refereeing mistakes. This was announced to RBC Sport by former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko.

“The fight is very even. I can say that Sterling took into account the mistakes of the previous fight in preparation and was much better prepared. Regarding refereeing, these are equal fights. They can judge both in one direction and in the other,” he said.

In his opinion, the first 5-minute period was decisive in making a decision by the judges. “In the first round there were no obvious scoring moments, so the judges leaned towards Sterling. it happens. I can't say if the judging was objective or not, but I don't see any hard mistakes. I don't see the gesture. It could be both in one direction and in the other, ”Shlemenko noted.

Russian fighter Petr Yan lost to American Aljamain Sterling by split decision and failed to win the UFC bantamweight title. Their rematch took place at UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Florida.

The first fight between Yan and Sterling took place in March 2021 and ended with the disqualification of the Russian for using a prohibited technique. Yang lost the UFC bantamweight championship belt, which he won in July 2020, defeating the Brazilian José Aldo.