UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes he is aware of Sean O’Malley’s kryptonite.
‘The Funk Grasp’ returned to the cage earlier this month in opposition to Henry Cejudo. In the primary occasion of UFC 288, Sterling scored a split-decision victory over the previous champion. Within the course of, Sterling scored his third-straight title protection, a document for the burden class.
Following the victory, the bantamweight champion had a face-off with ‘Sugar’. O’Malley has been out of motion since defeating Petr Yan by a break up determination in a title eliminator matchup final October. Within the octagon, Sterling and his latest challenger exchanged phrases and insults, with Merab Dvalishvili additionally getting within the motion.
On The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Aljamain Sterling mentioned his deliberate return in August. The titleholder famous that he wasn’t an enormous fan of the fast turnaround. Nevertheless, contemplating that he is aware of O’Malley’s weak point, it makes the short-notice combat a bit simpler to abdomen.
The bantamweight champion opined that O’Malley’s grappling and takedown protection was his kryptonite. Sterling referenced his subsequent opponent’s loss to Marlon Vera in 2020, when ‘Chito’ scored a first-round stoppage victory as proof.
