“That’s What I Do… That’s What You Need to Do” – Joe Rogan Advises UFC Champion to Adopt Tyson Fury’s Tactics

Joe Rogan, the UFC color commentator and podcast host, advised the UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, to use Tyson Fury’s style approach for training camps.

Aljamain Sterling is recently in the headlines after he successfully retained his title at UFC 273 against the former champion Petr Yan. ‘Funk Master’ proved himself with this win and also shut his naysayers.

Ever since then, the Jamaican has been the talk of the town. He recently appeared in an episode of the famous The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. In the episode, Sterling and Rogan discussed a lot of things, including his recent win, career, and future plans.

During their conversation, ‘Funk Master’ told Rogan about the recent attention that he has been getting from the fans and media after the win. However, he also claimed that sometimes this stuffs distract him during his training.

After which Rogan responded by sharing a technique used by the famous heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury before his training camps. Rogan said, “You seen what Tyson Fury does? He makes a message. He puts it out there and he says I am going under camp for the next four months. And he starts talking about how I was gonna be off social media.”

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“I am not gonna be answering my phone. I am going into hiding. And that’s what I do. And maybe that’s what you need to do.” Rogan concluded. 

Aljamain Sterling shares his thoughts on ‘faking’ accusations with Joe Rogan

In his first-ever title fight at UFC 259, ‘Funk Master’ faced the then champion, Petr Yan. The latter almost dominated the fight. However, he landed an illegal knee in the fourth round, which cost him his title.

Sterling won the fight via disqualification and became the new champion. However, the results didn’t sit well with the fans and many accused him of faking after the knee strike.

While talking about the accusations, Sterling said, “It looked like I was faking. I’m like guys, I didn’t know there was a protocol on how you’re supposed to react after being illegally kneed into head from a shot you don’t expect to see; while you’re exhausted in a high-stakes fight… Was I supposed to pretend like I was being, like, Macho? Like, I’m just trying to gather myself.”

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Later, both Yan and Sterling met in a rematch at UFC 273. This time around showed an amazing ground game and dominated the former champion on the mat. This got him a nod from the judges, and he retained his title via a split decision.

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