Aljamain Sterling News

Harry Kettle - September 15, 2024

Aljamain Sterling is enjoying a victory lap after Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 last night. As we know, Aljamain Sterling was the UFC bantamweight champion once upon a time. He lost that belt after being knocked out by Sean O’Malley in their title showdown last summer. Since then, he’s opted to make the move up to featherweight, where he’s also starting to find some success.

Curtis Calhoun - September 13, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling responded to Sean O’Malley’s comments questioning the validity of his friendship with teammate Merab Dvalishvili. Sterling will likely be in Dvalishvili’s corner for UFC 306 this weekend in Las Vegas. Dvalishvili faces O’Malley for the UFC bantamweight title and a shot at winning a world championship.

Harry Kettle - September 10, 2024

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is out of the pound-for-pound list with Aljamain Sterling taking his place. Over the course of the last six years plus, Israel Adesanya has been making a name for himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has served as one of the most entertaining fighters of his generation, and it’s been phenomenal to watch him win the UFC middleweight title not once, but twice.

Fernando Quiles - September 9, 2024

Movsar Evloev has hit back at Aljamain Sterling amid banned substance accusations. Sterling has expressed his belief that Evloev isn’t fighting fair. More recently, Sterling was interviewed by “Home of Fight” and said he’s heard from others who claim the Russian grappler isn’t a clean athlete.

Fernando Quiles - September 3, 2024

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion, Aljamain Sterling, doesn’t believe Movsar Evloev is a clean fighter. Sterling and Evloev had gone back and forth on social media over who truly didn’t want their fight to take place, but now it’s set for UFC 307 on October 5th. On the road to the pivotal featherweight encounter, Sterling has revved things up by expressing his belief that Evloev is taking banned substances.

Harry Kettle - August 30, 2024

Aljamain Sterling believes Max Holloway’s key to potentially beating Ilia Topuria could stem from trying to fatigue the champion. Later this year, Max Holloway will challenge Ilia Topuria for the UFC featherweight championship. He’ll be attempting to win back the belt that was taken from him by Alexander Volkanovski. Topuria, meanwhile, will hope to prove that he is the rightful man to take the title forward.

Harry Kettle - August 28, 2024

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has hit out at Aljamain Sterling, the man he defeated to win the strap. Last year, Sean O’Malley defeated Aljamain Sterling to capture the UFC bantamweight championship. It served as the culmination of an incredible rise to the top for ‘Suga’, who had worked incredibly hard to climb the ranks of the division. Sterling, meanwhile, did a solid job as champion before being dethroned.

Curtis Calhoun - August 14, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is the first big-name fighter to speak out publically after his manager, Tiki Ghosn, was accused of sexual misconduct by Sean Strickland. Sterling will face unbeaten featherweight Movsar Evloev at UFC 307 in October. He returns to the Octagon and the 145lb division after a dominant performance against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300.

Curtis Calhoun - July 31, 2024

Aljamain Sterling has a message for Sean O’Malley’s coach after ‘Suga’ and Merab Dvalishvili butted heads during a recent faceoff. O’Malley and Dvalishvili will headline UFC 306 on September 14th at the Las Vegas Sphere. The UFC bantamweight title fight headlines the first major sporting event to take place at the Sphere venue.

Curtis Calhoun - July 31, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling plans to guarantee himself a title shot with a victory in his next fight. Sterling and Evloev will clash at UFC 307 on October 5th in Salt Lake City. The two top featherweights will look to assert themselves as the next title challenger to the winner of the expected Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway booking.

Curtis Calhoun - July 23, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling didn’t hesitate to mock Sean O’Malley over the latter’s budding beef with Conor McGregor. Sterling will face Movsar Evloev in his UFC featherweight return later this year at UFC 307. He recently defeated Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 for a victorious showing in his UFC featherweight debut.

Curtis Calhoun - July 19, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has announced his Octagon comeback for a showdown against another top featherweight contender. Sterling hasn’t fought since a unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 in April. He opted to transition full-time from bantamweight to featherweight following a knockout loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292.

Cole Shelton - July 15, 2024

UFC featherweight contender Diego Lopes doesn’t think he should fight Aljamain Sterling next time out. Lopes is coming off a decision win over Dan Ige at UFC 303, on a fight that Ige took on just hours notice. Lopes was originally supposed to fight Brian Ortega, but the former title contender was forced out of the bout on the day of the event.

Fernando Quiles - July 7, 2024

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has his sights set on rising 145-pounder Diego Lopes. Lopes had a ton of eyeballs on him during the UFC 303 PPV last month. He was initially expected to meet Brian Ortega in the co-main event. “T-City” ended up suffering a fever and could not compete just hours before the card began. Lopes ended up accepting a fight with Dan Ige, taking a unanimous decision victory.

Harry Kettle - June 11, 2024

Ali Abdelaziz believes Kayla Harrison’s next fight should be against Aljamain Sterling or Merab Dvalishvili. We all know that Kayla Harrison is the real deal. She finally made her way over to the UFC at UFC 300 and in her promotional debut, she defeated Holly Holm with relative ease. Now, many are left to wonder what she’s going to do next at bantamweight. There are plenty of options out there, but above all else, it’ll just be great to see what kind of impact she can have during her run with the company.

Harry Kettle - May 28, 2024

UFC featherweight contender Aljamain Sterling has accepted a fight with who he deems to be the UFC’s most boring fighter. As we know, Aljamain Sterling is now a full-time member of the featherweight division. He made the move up from bantamweight, where he won a title, and got off to a winning start at 145 pounds by defeating Calvin Kattar.

Curtis Calhoun - May 14, 2024

UFC star Sean O’Malley’s head coach, Tim Welch, has spoken out after recent online threats from Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley earned the UFC bantamweight title by finishing Sterling at UFC 292 last year. He’s gone on to defend the belt against Marlon Vera, earning a unanimous decision win at UFC 299.

Harry Kettle - May 9, 2024

Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling have reignited their war of words as the former prepares to battle Merab Dvalishvili. As we all know, Sean O’Malley is the king of the bantamweight division. He was able to earn that title by defeating Aljamain Sterling, in what served as one of the biggest moments in the history of the promotion.