In the latest update to the turbulent changes surrounding the reported Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo bantamweight title bout, Sterling has now confirmed that the fight is currently set to take place in May at UFC 288. Sterling defended his UFC ban…
In the latest update to the turbulent changes surrounding the reported Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo bantamweight title bout, Sterling has now confirmed that the fight is currently set to take place in May at UFC 288. Sterling defended his UFC bantamweight title against TJ Dillashaw last October at UFC 280. He defeated Dillashaw via…
Undisputed UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling may have already landed his next opponent for his third attempted title defense in his reign – with reports detailing how the organization currently want to place the Uniondale native in a title matchup against the returning former two-weight champion, Henry Cejudo at UFC 284 in February next year […]
Undisputed UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling may have already landed his next opponent for his third attempted title defense in his reign – with reports detailing how the organization currently want to place the Uniondale native in a title matchup against the returning former two-weight champion, Henry Cejudo at UFC 284 in February next year in Perth, Australia.
Sterling, who co-headlined UFC 280 last weekend in Abu Dhabi, UAE – managed to secure his second successful defense of the undisputed bantamweight crown, defeating former two-time division titleholder, T.J. Dillashaw in a one-sided second round TKO ground strikes win.
As for Cejudo, the former undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion has been sidelined since a retirement from the sport back in May 2020 – most recently defeating Dominick Cruz with a knockout win in Jacksonville, Florida.
The UFC eye a title clash between Aljamain Sterling, Henry Cejudo for February in Perth
According to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, whilst not finalized at the time of publication, the UFC are currently eyeing a bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling, and Cejudo for UFC 284 on February 12. in Perth, Australia.
Following his win over Dillashaw at the Etihad Arena last Saturday, Aljamain Sterling called out the likes of the above-mentioned, Cejudo, as well as Marlon Vera, Cory Sandhagen, Sean O’Malley, and even past foe, Petr Yan for his next walk to the Octagon.
Retiring with immediate effect from active competition following his successful title outing against Cruz two years ago, Cejudo has been continually linked with both a title return against Sterling, however, campaigned for the opportunity to become the first three-weight champion in UFC history, in the form of a challenge to featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski.
Whilst also not officially confirmed by the organization nor finalized, the promotion appear eager to book a headlining title fight between recently minted lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, and the previously mentioned, Volkanovski for the RAC Arena event.
Aljamain Sterling was baffled at the recent callout from Henry Cejudo after his UFC 280 win. Sterling and Cejudo have had several moments where they have gone back and forth over the last several months, with the former flyweight and bantamweight champ…
Aljamain Sterling was baffled at the recent callout from Henry Cejudo after his UFC 280 win. Sterling and Cejudo have had several moments where they have gone back and forth over the last several months, with the former flyweight and bantamweight champion’s recent return to the USADA testing pool leading to talks of the two…
Aljamain Sterling was baffled at the recent callout from Henry Cejudo after his UFC 280 win. Sterling and Cejudo have had several moments where they have gone back and forth over the last several months, with the former flyweight and bantamweight champ…
Aljamain Sterling was baffled at the recent callout from Henry Cejudo after his UFC 280 win. Sterling and Cejudo have had several moments where they have gone back and forth over the last several months, with the former flyweight and bantamweight champion’s recent return to the USADA testing pool leading to talks of the two…
Following Aljamain Sterling’s successful defense of his title at UFC 280, Dana White has suggested a former two-division champion as the next challenger for the bantamweight belt. Sterling met T.J. Dillashaw in the co-main event of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi…
Following Aljamain Sterling’s successful defense of his title at UFC 280, Dana White has suggested a former two-division champion as the next challenger for the bantamweight belt. Sterling met T.J. Dillashaw in the co-main event of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, where Dillashaw hoped to claim the promotion’s bantamweight title for a third time. The…
Sean O’Malley got a controversial win over Petr Yan at UFC 280, and it has some people worried. The UFC 280 fight between O’Malley and Yan was far more competitive than many critics thought it would be, with both men having moments and rock…
Sean O’Malley got a controversial win over Petr Yan at UFC 280, and it has some people worried. The UFC 280 fight between O’Malley and Yan was far more competitive than many critics thought it would be, with both men having moments and rocking one another throughout. However, with over a round’s worth of control…