UFC 300: Aljamain Sterling Accuses Dana White & Co. of Lying About Sean O’Malley Fight at UFC 292

Aljamain Sterling is all set to begin his career in the featherweight division. He will take on Calvin Kattar at the historic UFC 300 event. ‘Funk Master’ has previously competed in the bantamweight division and was a former champion. However, he lost his title to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 via knockout in the second round.

Sterling, before his much-awaited clash, made an appearance on his own podcast, FunkMasterMMA. During the podcast, he shared his thought process before his fight. However, during the conversation, he pointed out how he did not receive the money promised before his UFC 292 fight.

Aljamain Sterling reveals how he got tricked into his UFC 292 fight

34-year-old ‘Funk Master’ shocked the world when he defeated Henry Cejudo at UFC 288. The former champion won the fight via decision and matched Cejudo in wrestling skills. His performance shocked many as Cejudo was a former two-division champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling. However, in his next fight, he lost the battle to ‘Suga’, thus ending his reign as a champion. Many felt that the former champion took the fight on a very short notice, thus hampering his preparation. However, in his recent interview, he revealed why he did that.

The 34-year-old clarified as to how he did not receive the same amount of money as promised. He said, “I think a lot of people overlooked. That they say, yeah, you signed the contract. I’m like, yeah, I signed the contract because a green carrot was dangled in front of my face. That Illusion of a green carrot because, as I’ve openly stated like that, money wasn’t what I thought it was going to be, and had I known that obviously. In Hindsight 2020, I would have gladly just gone on my vacation. Took my rest, and just see what happens in the next time, so ultimately left me in a position where the better man won that night. Who was more prepared, more dialed in and more focused.” 

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Sterling will look to put aside his previous loss and start 2024 with a win in a new division. ‘Funk Master’ will take on Calvin Kattar for the first time in his career and will look to get back to winning ways again. But what game plan will the former champion use against him? Well, the 34-year-old already knows what he wants to do.

Aljamain Sterling takes inspiration from Max Holloway before his UFC 300 fight

There are very few moments in UFC that become immortalized in the memories of the fans. One such incident was when Max Holloway took on Calvin Kattar at UFC on ABC in January 2021. ‘Blessed’ put on a dominant show and landed an astonishing 447 strikes during the full five rounds. Three years down the line, Sterling will be facing the same opponent and he hopes to have a similar performance of his own.

‘Funk Master’ on his YouTube channel revealed his game plan. He said, “When I get my hands on Calvin, [people are going to be] very surprised. You can’t hit what you can’t touch, I think that’s gonna be the theme of the fight,” Sterling further added, “I’m tryna make it look as close to the Max Holloway fight as possible, and of course, I’m gonna use my wrestling where I need to use my wrestling.” After his loss at UFC 292, Sterling will have a lot to prove in his next fight in a new division. Do you think he will be able to win at UFC 300 next? Let us know in the comments below.

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