UFC President, Dana White has claimed that if the current undisputed bantamweight is the best, then Aljamain Sterling is not healthy enough to fight at UFC 292 on August 19. .
Sterling, the current undisputed bantamweight champion, is set to headline UFC 292 in August in Boston, MA – to take on #2 ranked bantamweight contender O’Malley at the TD Garden.
Dana White warns Aljamain Sterling about the possibility of an interim bantamweight title
After revealing the slew of injuries he’s still dealing with following his successful title defense against Henry Cejudo earlier this month, Aljamain Sterling asked UFC leader White to show him some respect for making such a quick turn against O’Malley, Call the head of promotion labeled “silly”.
“I’m not one to go out and say, ‘If my body holds up,’ when I promote a fight, if you’re not healthy, don’t fight,” said Dana White. a fan during a recent interview.
“We’ll have someone else fight, and we’ll do someone else for the interim title,” Dana White explained. “Don’t say you’re going to go out and fight and then start saying things like, ‘If I were [body holds up]. What was the first thing that happened? As soon as I was at the press conference, I was asked, “Is Aljamin Sterling really going to fight or not?” Is that what you want the fans to think? How could I not give him credit?
The most successful bantamweight champion octagon In antiquity in terms of back-to-back successful title defences, Sterling has set himself apart from previous title holders, with his decision to beat Cejudo earlier this month.
Prior to this victory, Sterling had successfully defended his title in a groundstroke TKO victory over two-time former champion, TJ Dillashaw, after successfully winning a title reunion over former gold holder, Peter Yan.