Aljamain Sterling calls out Diego Lopes for UFC showdown

Aljamain Sterling precocious revealed his plans aft entering a caller category. He present wants a large lucifer against Diego Lopes, and the victor of that duel should get a changeable astatine the loop successful the UFC.

The erstwhile bantamweight champion, who has a grounds of 25-5, reminded of his prime successful August erstwhile helium defeated Brian Ortega. With this, helium showed that helium tin beryllium a superior hostile adjacent successful featherweight. He already has 2 wins successful this category; against Ortega and Calvino Kattar; portion the lone decision came aft a precise adjacent combat against the undefeated Movsar Evloev.

On the different hand, the 29-year-old Brazilian celebrated with a knockout successful the 2nd circular against Jean Silva astatine the Noche UFC 3 event. That's however helium got backmost to winning ways aft a failed effort to triumph the loop against Alexander Volkanovski astatine UFC 314. He instantly said that he's inactive funny successful the gold, but that he's consenting to instrumentality 1 much lucifer earlier attacking the rubric again. Right now, Sterling is seen arsenic the cleanable choice.

Volkanovski and his imaginable opponents

Volkanovski, who has a grounds of 27-4, presently does not cognize who volition beryllium his adjacent opponent. He mentioned 4 names: Sterling, Lopes, Evloev (19-0) and undefeated Lerone Murphy (17-0-1). A duel betwixt Sterling and Lopes could bring a wide challenger and resoluteness the dilemma.

The American besides emphasized his determination connected societal networks.

 "They said I don't person a stand, I proved them wrong. They said this and that 1 would 'shut maine down', and I denied that. I've ever been an outsider, and I perpetually amusement that I beryllium astatine the top. I didn't acceptable the grounds with 12 consecutive wins and the astir defenses of the bantamweight loop due to the fact that I was getting gifts."

A large statement, it indispensable beryllium admitted, and his aboriginal volition surely beryllium interesting. It is hard to estimation what truly awaits us.