Aljamain Sterling, the reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion, casts doubt on Henry Cejudo's purported intentions to compete at UFC 292.
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Aljamain Sterling, the reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion, casts doubt on Henry Cejudo’s purported intentions to compete at UFC 292. Scheduled to take place on August 18, UFC 292’s spotlight will shine on the 135-pound title bout featuring Sterling versus Sean O’Malley, set within the confines of Boston’s TD Garden in Massachusetts.
However, the much-anticipated showdown between Cejudo and Marlon “Chito” Vera was regrettably called off, as “Triple C” faces a recovery period due to a shoulder ailment.
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Aljamain Sterling’s frustration stems from the moment Henry Cejudo made a phone call to UFC President Dana White when “The Funkmaster” expressed uncertainty about his availability for the O’Malley fight. Cejudo, offering to fill the spot, didn’t miss the chance to deliver some pointed remarks directly to Sterling during that conversation with Dana.
In a fresh upload to his YouTube channel, Sterling openly voiced his conviction that Cejudo’s intentions to step into the octagon for the UFC 292 event were merely a facade.
Aljamain Sterling emphatically reiterates his profound lack of enthusiasm in taking on Sean O’Malley at UFC 292, which is set to take place on August 19, 2023, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Through this resolute statement, Sterling seeks to emphasize to both avid fight fans and the UFC leadership, including Dana White and associates, his unequivocal reluctance toward this particular matchup.
In the current moment, Aljamain Sterling finds himself reluctantly acquiescing to take on the fight, though his discontent is unmistakable. The three-time Bantamweight champion opened up about the situation in a recent episode of his YouTube show, “The Weekly Scraps,” shedding light on the circumstances surrounding his decision.
“People don’t understand how much time I actually put into the sport,” he said (via MMA News). “Sometimes, you could get a little burned out. Sometimes that can take a lot out of you mentally. That’s why after this [UFC 288] fight, I had so much things with Henry, so many things planned out, that I just wanted to decompress and stop thinking about fighting for once because I do so much to get to the fight and prep myself to mentally get ready for battle. I had that just kinda ripped from underneath my legs.”
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