No: Sean O’Malley shots down request from Aljamain Sterling for UFC rematch
Sean O’Malley defeated Aljamain Sterling during the UFC 292, at the TD Garden in Boston for the bantamweight championship last month.
Sean O’Malley defeated Aljamain Sterling during the UFC 292, at the TD Garden in Boston for the bantamweight championship last month.
Stirling wants to move up and dethrone Alex Volkanovski to become the World Featherweight champion.
Aljamain Sterling started his professional MMA career in 2010.
The reason for Aljamain Sterling not being completely on board about defending his title was the swift turnaround from one PPV fight to another.
The ‘Funk Master’ took down Henry Cejudo in a thrilling five-round bout, to defend his UFC bantamweight champion title for the third time.
The two will be seen going head-to-head at the UFC 288 on Sunday, May 7 (IST) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Gilbert Burns will also lock horns with Belal Muhammad in a PPV co-main event for UFC 288.
Sterling will look to make the third defense of his bantamweight title against Henry Cejudo on May 7.