Aljamain Sterling already achieved the title of UFC champion when he beat Petr Yan in the fight for the Bantamweight title. After losing to Sean O’Malley in a title fight he made his intentions known after claiming he wants to move up to the featherweight division.
The UFC granted him his wish, and he was supposed to take on Calvin Kattar in the octagon. As it turns out, the former champion was too good for the seasoned striker in Kattar.
After winning UFC 300, Sterling praised Dana White for his kind words in the post-fight press conference.
Aljamain Sterling praises Dana White
Former Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has been criticized extensively, mainly for his heavy grappling style, which many fans find tedious and unentertaining. Sterling took down Kattar and inflicted some heavy damage, and was able to keep Kattar there for the entirety of the three rounds. White had some positive words for the former champion. Aljamain Sterling was pleasantly surprised with White’s statement about him and said,
I didn’t expect him to say that. He could have been easily just been like ‘Well we all know how a Sterling fight goes’ He could have easily said that and then people could have just Sh*t on me all over again. I thank him for that. That was cool. Thta’s all I ever wanted, for him to kind of at least make me somewhat of an ally.
Aljamain Sterling was hated by MMA fans in general in the past, mainly because of the way he won his title with an illegal knee by Yan. Since then, he’s been heavily criticized by the MMA crowd. Dana White praised Sterling for his impressive performance at UFC 300 prelims when he took down Kattar and was able to nullify his striking. Sterling is an elite grappler who acquired the UFC gold by his grappling credentials in the octagon.
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Sterling will be willing to fight a higher-ranked opponent in the featherweight division, given how easily he beat Calvin Kattar on his featherweight debut. Sterling was one of the contenders for the performance of the night accolade on the card. If it had not been for Max Holloway Sterling, it would have taken $300,000 home. Aljamain Sterling must have impressed several UFC fans during his UFC 300 outing. It will be interesting to see what happens in the future with Sterling.
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