“I Should’ve Waited” – Regretful Aljamain Sterling Exposes Sean O’Malley’s ‘PPV Draw Power’

2023 saw the end of the two-year reign of Aljamain Sterling as the bantamweight champion. Sean O’Malley defeated him to win the title via a knockout at UFC 292. Meanwhile, ‘Funk Master’ was forced to question ‘Suga’s star power after their headlining event recorded moderate pay-per-view numbers.

Aljamain Sterling is gearing up for the next phase of his UFC career. The former champion is making a jump to the featherweight division and will face Calvin Kattar at UFC 300. Nevertheless, Sterling looked back at his last fight and had some things to say about it. Let’s have a look at that front.

Aljamain Sterling wished that he had waited before fighting Sean O’Malley

The former bantamweight champion doesn’t seem to be satisfied with his move to fight Sean O’Malley so soon. This is because the pay-per-views weren’t as high as he hoped it would have been in comparison to his previous fights. Sterling said, “Context: In hindsight, I should’ve waited. Reality: I didn’t wait. Numbers weren’t the highest PPV I been on as a Champ.”

However, it was not the worst UFC event that Aljamain Sterling has fought in. But he regrets his decision to have rushed into a fight with Sean O’Malley because the PPV pay did not live up to his expectations. “Reality: Not my worse PPV pay, but the rush was NOT worth the squeeze in the end,” ‘Funk Master’ added. While expressing his doubt over O’Malley’s star power, the former champion also mentioned ‘Suga’ can increase his star power now that he’s a champion. Let’s see what he had to say.

“Just facts” from the ‘Funk Master’

Aljamain Sterling gave a bold suggestion to Sean O’Malley and how he can raise his stocks as a PPV draw. He claimed that ‘Suga’ will have to put on some incredible performances similar to UFC 292 if he wants to become a top dog in the UFC. Sterling further added, “O’Malley PPV draw power can rise IF he can keep winning- but impressively, like anyone else.”

The 34-year-old fighter clarified that he had no hard feelings towards Sean O’Malley. Rather, he was just laying down the facts. Nevertheless, he wished both ‘Suga’ and his upcoming opponent, Marlon Vera, good luck in their fight. “No hate. No salt. Just facts. Good luck to Chito and Sean. Merry Christmas,” added the former champion.

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It seems like the bantamweight division is now in the rearview for Aljamain Sterling. He was hoping to become a double champion, but Sean O’Malley spoiled his plans. Nevertheless, Sterling is now set to take on a welterweight contender as we wait to see how far the former bantamweight champion goes in a brand-new weight class.

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