Aljamain Sterling, a prominent figure in the bantamweight division of the UFC, expresses his openness to a series of rematches. Read more about Sterling’s thoughts on Dana White’s public comments and his recent TKO loss.
| Aljamain Sterling’s Openness to Rematches |
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| Aljamain Sterling, a prominent figure in the bantamweight division of the UFC, has expressed his willingness to engage in a series of rematches. In a recent Twitter poll, Sterling sought fans’ opinions on which rematch they would most like to see. The poll featured three options, including a middleweight title rematch between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland, a trilogy bout between Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso, and a rematch between Sterling himself and Sean O’Malley for the bantamweight belt. Interestingly, the poll results indicated that fans had voted for all three options almost equally. This led to a suggestion from a fan that the matches should be organized in the order of the poll results. Sterling, embracing the idea, tweeted, ‘Yes, we should just do all 3.’ This demonstrates his eagerness to step back into the octagon with O’Malley and vie for the bantamweight title once again. Sterling recently faced O’Malley at UFC 292, where he suffered an unexpected TKO loss, ending his impressive 9-fight winning streak. Despite this setback, Sterling maintains a professional record of 23 wins and just 4 losses. |
| Sterling’s Candid Interview with Ariel Helwani |
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| In a candid interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Aljamain Sterling shared his thoughts on Dana White’s public comments about him. During Sterling’s reign as the bantamweight champ, his friend and training partner, Merab Dvalishvili, climbed the ranks to become the No.1 contender. However, both fighters made the unexpected decision not to face each other in the octagon. This decision drew disapproval from Dana White, who believed that their friendship should have taken a back seat to determine the better fighter. In response to White’s remarks, Sterling expressed mixed feelings, stating that he has never heard anything positive from White about him. Despite this, Sterling remains committed to the UFC and has consistently shown his dedication by facing the best fighters in the world. |
Aljamain Sterling’s Openness to Rematches
Aljamain Sterling, a prominent figure in the bantamweight division of the UFC, has expressed his willingness to engage in a series of rematches. In a recent Twitter poll, Sterling sought fans’ opinions on which rematch they would most like to see. The poll featured three options, including a middleweight title rematch between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland, a trilogy bout between Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso, and a rematch between Sterling himself and Sean O’Malley for the bantamweight belt.
Interestingly, the poll results indicated that fans had voted for all three options almost equally. This led to a suggestion from a fan that the matches should be organized in the order of the poll results. Sterling, embracing the idea, tweeted, ‘Yes, we should just do all 3.’ This demonstrates his eagerness to step back into the octagon with O’Malley and vie for the bantamweight title once again.
Sterling recently faced O’Malley at UFC 292, where he suffered an unexpected TKO loss, ending his impressive 9-fight winning streak. Despite this setback, Sterling maintains a professional record of 23 wins and just 4 losses.
Sterling’s Candid Interview with Ariel Helwani
In a candid interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Aljamain Sterling shared his thoughts on Dana White’s public comments about him. During Sterling’s reign as the bantamweight champ, his friend and training partner, Merab Dvalishvili, climbed the ranks to become the No.1 contender. However, both fighters made the unexpected decision not to face each other in the octagon.
This decision drew disapproval from Dana White, who believed that their friendship should have taken a back seat to determine the better fighter. In response to White’s remarks, Sterling expressed mixed feelings, stating that he has never heard anything positive from White about him. Despite this, Sterling remains committed to the UFC and has consistently shown his dedication by facing the best fighters in the world.
