Aljamain Sterling will take on a final challenge for the UFC bantamweight tournament this weekend when he will face Petr Yan at UFC 259. Sterling had to wait patiently before getting his right look at the UFC. belt.
In an interview with ESPN, Aljamain Sterling admitted that it was “a little annoying” for him to wait for his title photo. However, ruling champion Yan was fighting Jose Aldo for the belt after Henry Cejudo resigned from the UFC. Sterling said:
“It was a bit of a difficult time, I wasn’t sure what exactly was going to happen, how the cards would play out. But, a little bit difficult to say at least but I had to, sort of just do what I had to do to give myself one more chance to give myself a few more lies to be the next one according to that title scene. “
Aljamain Sterling has been undefeated in the UFC since 2018. The contestant won his # 1 draw at the belt after bidding over Cory Sandhagen in his last fight.
The 31-year-old American has also won over the likes of Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera. This established him as the legitimate competitor for the UFC bantamweight competition.
Aljamain Sterling will finally get his chance to win gold at UFC 259
The UFC 259 pay-per-view this weekend is a car-card with three title fights. Israel Adesanya will be aiming to win his second title as he challenges UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. If Adesanya wins, he will only be the sixth fighter in the UFC to hold two belts at the same time.
Meanwhile, Amanda Nunes will put her 145-lbs title on the line against Megan Anderson. Petr Yan will also make his first title defense against Aljamain Sterling after winning the UFC bantamweight title by defeating Jose Aldo at UFC 251.
The new 135-pound champion has been decided after Henry Cejudo announced his retirement after winning over Dominick Cruz.