Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling is hoping to ebook his sophomore featherweight conflict at UFC 306 – regardless if that comes towards Movsar Evloev or not, as he calls out latest winner, Diego Lopes for an enormous bout on the Noche occasion.
Sterling, a former undisputed bantamweight champion and a record-setting gold holder at 135lbs kilos, landed at quantity eight within the featherweight ranks off the again of his spectacular victory at UFC 300.
Making his divisional bow in April, Uniondale native, Sterling turned in a one-sided unanimous resolution triumph towards perennial contender, Calvin Kattar, regardless of receiving criticizm from promotional officers in addition to followers in attendance.
Aljamain Sterling presents to battle Diego Lopes at UFC 306
And regardless of remaining open to a showdown with surging Russian contender, Evloev in his subsequent outing on the featherweight restrict, Sterling has now switched his consideration to Brazilian star, Lopes – who’s contemporary from a short-notice win over Dan Ige at UFC 303 on the finish of final month.
“Movsar Evloev, I don’t know what he’s doing,” Aljamain Sterling stated on his YouTube channel. “I gave him a date and he hasn’t accepted it but, he’s been making all these excuses. Both, you battle on my phrases, or I battle any individual else. So, Diego Lopes, in case you oblige, let’s make it occur at The Sphere, on September 14.”
Fresh from a decision win over Ige on just four hours’ notice at UFC 303 final weekend, Lopes made his promotional bow on short-notice towards the above-mentioned, Evloev, pushing him the space over the course of three rounds in an in depth loss.
Within the time since, Manaus-born contender, Lopes – who presently holds the quantity twelve rank on the featherweight restrict, has landed victories over Gavin Tucker, Pat Sabatini, and a blistering knockout of Sodiq Yusuff to go together with his win towards Ige final month.
Who wins in a future featherweight showdown: Aljamain Sterling or Diego Lopes?
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