Aljamain Sterling retained his UFC bantamweight title by stopping TJ Dillashaw after the challenger dislocated his shoulder seconds into their title fight.
Sterling dominated from the opening bell but was handed a significant advantage when Dillashaw's shoulder popped out in the opening minute. His corner was able to realign the joint between rounds but once the fight hit the canvas in the second session, Sterling closed the show.
"It popped out right away. I've got to apologise for holding up the weight class. I blew my shoulder out at the end of April when I started getting ready for this and I probably popped it out 20 times in training camp," admitted Dillashaw. "I told the ref in the back that my shoulder would probably pop out but not to stop the fight because I'll put it back in."
