Despite the recent announcement from UFC President Dana White confirming the undisputed bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling, and challenger, Sean O’Malley at a pay-per-view event on August 19 in Boston, Massachusetts – the defending champion, Sterling insists that he is not still injured.
Sterling, the current undisputed bantamweight champion, managed to make promotional history earlier this month in the main event of UFC 288, as he made a successful third defense of his bantamweight title in a breakaway win over Henry Cejudo.
As for O’Malley, he is expected to compete for gold against Sterling in the coming days octagon The comeback – which will be his first appearance since he picked up a close win of his own against former undisputed champion and common foe, Peter Yan at UFC 280 back in October last year in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Aljamain Sterling addresses UFC 292 return against Sean O’Malley
Expected to return to UFC 292 following an official announcement from UFC captain, White, Sterling followed up with confirmation from his trainer Ray Luongo how the bout is far from official with O’Malley, revealing he is still dealing firmly with injuries in the wake of his victory over Cejudo.
“I’m still sore with my legs banged up, and my biceps are still sore,” said Aljamin Sterling. YouTube channel. “I’m trying to fight this fight in August [with Sean O’Malley]. We’ve been talking a little bit about it and trying to see if we can make it happen, but my legs are still very sensitive to touch. I hope I don’t spoil anything by saying that.”
“Guys, you just fought,” Aljamain Sterling continued. “The swelling has gone down a lot. I can actually do flexing my feet, but they’re still pretty stiff. I’ve done physical therapy one time in the sauna once and did an ice bath last night. Well, yesterday afternoon. So, I think that helped a lot with my The swelling, for sure. I don’t know. We’ll see. My legs are very sensitive. Even I’m just touching them now. They feel almost like mushy. I can make a dent in my leg.” (written by MMA mania)