“You Couldn’t Submit an Old One Armed TJ”- Fans Left Unconvinced by Aljamain Sterling’s Bold Alexander Volkanovski Claim

Ever since UFC 284, Alexander Volkanovski has been the subject of many conversations. The man from Down Under exceeded expectations in his fight against Islam Makhachev. Although he fell short in his attempt to capture the UFC lightweight belt, Volkanovski proved to the world why he is “The Great.”

The 34-year-old thwarted Makhachev’s famed Dagestani grappling on multiple occasions, earning several commendations from the MMA community after the fight. Now another UFC champion has made a bold claim regarding Alexander Volkanovski.

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling had an opinion on how a fight between himself and Volkanovski would go. ‘Funkmaster’ is a wrestling-heavy fighter himself and has impressive submission wins on his resume. Therefore, he gave himself a good chance against the heavier champion.

Aljamain Sterling’s claim about Alexander Volkanovski

Sterling recently took to Twitter to answer a fan’s query about a fight between himself and Volkanovski. The fan asked Sterling if he thought he could submit Volkanovski. The champion’s reply was a confident yes with due credit given to Volkanovski’s skills.

Sterling’s response read, “If I rolled with Volk, I 100% think I’d sub him 1-2x. Not saying it’ll be easy anymore. He does his homework, but I believe I’d get him.”

In the Octagon interview, Makhachev himself gave credit to Volkanovski’s preparation for grappling exchanges. The work that went into preparing for the combat sambo champion was evident in the fight.

The featherweight champion was able to get up several times after Makhachev took him down. He was able to fend off submission attempts from the back and even attempted takedowns himself.

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Therefore, several fans begged to differ from Sterling’s claim. ‘Funkmaster’ had received some backlash last month for calling out Volkanovski while bantamweight contenders were waiting for a title shot.

Fans react to Sterling claiming he can submit Volkanovski

Many fans gave Sterling props for his confidence but disagreed with his opinion.

One fan gave him the advantage in pure grappling. However, he thought Volkanovski would defend submissions in an MMA fight.

Another fan simply suggested that a fight between the pair would be a spectacle regardless of the outcome.

One fan agreed with Sterling’s claim based on Volkanovski’s UFC 284 performance.

Some other fans had a firm opinion supporting the featherweight champion.

Despite the bold claim, Sterling has fans talking about a fight between himself and Volkanovski. Do you think Sterling could one day move up and challenge Volkanovski for the featherweight title? How do you see a fight between them playing out?

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