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Aljamain Sterling Undergoes Wrist Surgery, Out For Frankie Edgar Fight At UFC 244

Aljamain Sterling announced he has undergone surgery and it has cost him arguably the biggest matchup of his career in the process. Sterling seemed to be next in line for the bantamweight title. However, with Henry Cejudo out until 2020, he was exploring other options. One of them seems to be Frankie Edgar. Edgar moved […]

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Aljamain Sterling announced he has undergone surgery and it has cost him arguably the biggest matchup of his career in the process.

Sterling seemed to be next in line for the bantamweight title. However, with Henry Cejudo out until 2020, he was exploring other options. One of them seems to be Frankie Edgar.

Edgar moved down to bantamweight recently and according to Sterling, he was offered a fight with “The Answer” at UFC 244 which takes place November 2 in Madison Square Garden, New York.

However, having dealt with a ligament tear in his wrist for the past two years, Sterling required surgery. Given the offer of the Edgar fight, he was ready to skip surgery and push through the pain. However, he also revealed that the New York State Athletic Commission wouldn’t be able to approve him in time:

“For the last 2 years, I’ve been dealing with a Scapholunate ligament tear in my wrist,” Sterling wrote on an Instagram post. “Depending how bad you let the injury get can weaken/affect your grip strength, reduces the weight you can lift, the pressure you can put on it, and over time gets extremely painful to do daily activities, like washing my back and my ass!

“I kept pushing through the injurys’ limits and telling the doctors that I would be fine with not getting surgery. Recently I was offered a HUGE fight, so I was going to push the limits again, despite having less strength than my left hand (I’m right-handed) to fight the legend, Frankie “The Answer” Edgar, at @thegarden!! Unfortunately, the NYSAC wouldn’t approve me in time to fight at home for Nov. 2nd.

“Although the wrist pain got significantly worse from fighting Pedro Munhoz, I was really disappointed, but recognized that maybe this was Gods plan for me. I’ve been searching for clarity or a sign…maybe this was it… Either way, I was ready to risk it all again for a dream come true fight against a legend in my hometown!! I risked it before, right? So why not do it again, as my homecoming to FINALLY fight at home?! – That was my mindset and sometimes us fighters are our worst enemies. Us fighters NEVER fight at 100% anyway, which is why we are, who we are that live this life and do crazy shit that we do! All for a moment of glory, that could last a LIFETIME! Thank you to @seanshelby @danawhite and everyone on the @UFC medical team for taking care of me. And my manager, Lloyd, and girlfriend @rebeccacruise for coming and being here for me.”

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For the last 2 years, I’ve been dealing with a Scapholunate ligament tear in my wrist. Depending how bad you let the injury get can weaken/affect your grip strength, reduces the weight you can lift, the pressure you can put on it, and over time gets extremely painful to do daily activities, like washing my back and my ass! ?? – I kept pushing through the injurys’ limits and telling the doctors that I would be fine with not getting surgery. ????? Recently I was offered a HUGE fight, so I was going to push the limits again, despite having less strength than my left hand (I’m right-handed) to fight the legend, Frankie “The Answer” Edgar, at @thegarden!! – Unfortunately, the NYSAC wouldn’t approve me in time to fight at home for Nov. 2nd. Although the wrist pain got significantly worse from fighting Pedro Munhoz, I was really disappointed, but recognized that maybe this was Gods plan for me. I’ve been searching for clarity or a sign…maybe this was it… Either way, I was ready to risk it all again for a dream come true fight against a legend in my hometown!! I risked it before, right? So why not do it again, as my homecoming to FINALLY fight at home?! – That was my mindset and sometimes us fighters are our worst enemies. Us fighters NEVER fight at 100% anyway, which is why we are, who we are that live this life and do crazy shit that we do! All for a moment of glory, that could last a LIFETIME! ? Thank you to @seanshelby @danawhite and everyone on the @UFC medical team for taking care of me. And my manager, Lloyd, and girlfriend @rebeccacruise for coming and being here for me ?? • #FunkStillGotNext! #RoadToRecovery #Surgery #Scapholunate #Ligament #UFC #ESPN #DrHotchkiss #NYC #HSS #LookAtTheFlickOfThatWrist #MSG #TheWeeklyScraps

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Sterling is on a four-fight winning streak and recently outpointed Pedro Munhoz in his last outing.

Would you have liked to have seen Edgar vs. Sterling?

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Aljamain Sterling: Urijah Faber is Not a Big Draw

Aljamain Sterling has been hard on the campaign trail to be the first challenger to Henry Cejudo’s reign as UFC bantamweight champion. The biggest threat to his #1 contender status was viewed as Petr Yan, who is currently on an eight-fight winning stre…

Aljamain Sterling has been hard on the campaign trail to be the first challenger to Henry Cejudo’s reign as UFC bantamweight champion. The biggest threat to his #1 contender status was viewed as Petr Yan, who is currently on an eight-fight winning streak, that is until Urijah Faber crashed the conversation. It is very difficult […]

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Henry Cejudo Issues Bold Statement To Conor McGregor

One former UFC champion isn’t a fan of Henry Cejudo’s current style. But that isn’t going to stop ‘The Messenger’ from calling anyone and everyone out. ‘Triple C’ (he has many nicknames) has two UFC titles and …

One former UFC champion isn’t a fan of Henry Cejudo’s current style. But that isn’t going to stop ‘The Messenger’ from calling anyone and everyone out. ‘Triple C’ (he has many nicknames) has two UFC titles and the bravado to accompany them. And now, he’s got his sights set on the biggest prize in MMA. […]

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Sterling: “Irrational” Faber Doesn’t Deserve 5th Title Shot

When Aljamain Sterling defeated Pedro Munhoz to seemingly cement himself as next in line for a bantamweight title shot, he had absolutely no foresight of Urijah Faber hijacking the title conversation. Yet, here we are. After a three-year-layoff, Urijah…

When Aljamain Sterling defeated Pedro Munhoz to seemingly cement himself as next in line for a bantamweight title shot, he had absolutely no foresight of Urijah Faber hijacking the title conversation. Yet, here we are. After a three-year-layoff, Urijah Faber came out of retirement and picked up an impressive first-round victory over Ricky Simon and, […]

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Aljamain Sterling Says Urijah Faber’s Title Shot Talks Is ‘B******t’

Count Aljamain Sterling as a person who is not happy with Urijah Faber asking for a title shot. “The California Kid” returned on Saturday at UFC Sacramento and TKO’d Ricky Simon in just 46 seconds to show he is back for real. Following the fight, Faber called out the champion, Henry Cejudo, after the champ-champ […]

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Count Aljamain Sterling as a person who is not happy with Urijah Faber asking for a title shot. “The California Kid” returned on Saturday at UFC Sacramento and TKO’d Ricky Simon in just 46 seconds to show he is back for real.

Following the fight, Faber called out the champion, Henry Cejudo, after the champ-champ called him out after UFC 238 and him winning the bantamweight title. The two have been going back-and-forth, and it seems like momentum is building up for the two to fight. But, top bantamweight contender, Aljamain Sterling is not happy with that.

“‘I usually don’t do this but when I do, it’s to stop the bullsh*t’”, Sterling said via his Facebook fan page. “Back to business! Your title challenger is here! Faber, great finish, but you need to at least beat someone in the Top 10. I’ll handle CeDooDoo, aka Triple Chump from here!”

Sterling is coming off of a decision win over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 238 to extend his winning streak to four. And, the win should have put him in line for a title shot. Yet, that may not be the case anymore as it appears Urijah Faber may have jumped the queue.

Currently, Cejudo is out with an injury and is reportedly out until 2020, and who he fights when he returns is unknown.

Who do you think Henry Cejudo should defend the bantamweight title against?

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Aljamain Sterling Reacts To Urijah Faber Title Shot Talks

Aljamain Sterling is not pleased with Urijah Faber and Henry Cejudo both calling each other out. The UFC Hall of Famer is coming off of a win over Ricky Simon on Saturday and has asked for the title shot against the champ-champ. And, Sterling, the top …

Aljamain Sterling is not pleased with Urijah Faber and Henry Cejudo both calling each other out. The UFC Hall of Famer is coming off of a win over Ricky Simon on Saturday and has asked for the title shot against the champ-champ. And, Sterling, the top bantamweight contender is not happy with that and doesn’t […]

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