UFC featherweight Billy Quarantillo, who was a guest, says that Aljamain Sterling didn’t want to celebrate at his UFC 259 post-fight party.<\/p>\n
Sterling has been the talk of the MMA community ever since last weekend’s UFC 259 card, where he won the UFC bantamweight title via DQ against Petr Yan. It was a controversial moment as this marked the first time in UFC history that a fighter has won a belt via DQ. It was even more controversial because there were many fans and even fellow fighters who thought Sterling hammed up the knee to get the win. When photos of Sterling emerged following the fight with him wearing his belt<\/a>, it gave even more ammunition to those who were against “Funk Master,” particularly after Yan called Sterling a “clown” for the photos.<\/p>\n However, one guest who was at the post-fight party says the photos were never Sterling’s idea in the first place. Quarantillo, the UFC featherweight who is close with the pair’s mutual friend Matt Frevola, was at Sterling’s after-party in Las Vegas. Speaking to the “Elite Sports Network” MMA podcast<\/a>, Quarantillo gave a first-hand account of what actually happened at the party. According to “Billy Q,” Sterling didn’t want to drink alcohol or take pictures with the belt, he just wanted to sit on the couch and watch the fight again.<\/p>\n