Deiveson Figueiredo successfully defended the UFC flyweight title against Alex Perez at UFC 255, but Aljamain Sterling believes Figueiredo won using nefarious means.
Sterling posted the following on Twitter:
HE GRABBED THE CAGE TWICE!! AND THEN REVERSED THE POSITION!! I don’t have a dog in the race but that’s fucking bullshit! #UFC255
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 22, 2020
Fuck the rules. Seems like if you ain’t cheating you’re losing! #UFC255 Big theme of the night
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 22, 2020
Cage grab legitimately helped him maintain his position on the feet, which allowed him to adjust into the single leg cutback https://t.co/evXcwxuLZS
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 22, 2020
Make fence grabs illegal again! .@UFC #UFC255 https://t.co/T7OM8qT2J7
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 22, 2020
Exactly! https://t.co/JjrxLXOFSW
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 22, 2020
Lol it’s deadass ridiculous. Like ppl actually denying this blows my mind. But it’s hard to “get it” when it’s not your money and health in the line. It’s just a simple “why you complaining bro?” ---- https://t.co/v6Sb2DOslj
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 22, 2020
This is fair. But I think the sporadic transition played into that, which stems from the fence grab either way.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 22, 2020
There’s no evidence to suggest that Perez would’ve been caught in a transition guillotine like that, had he gotten the first TD attempt. It would’ve been clean. https://t.co/dsOnHvcMWV
There has been no response yet from Figueiredo as to the cheating allegations from Sterling.
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