Aljamain Sterling, a former UFC bantamweight champ, isn’t buying that Sean O’Malley’s recent lifestyle changes will give him an edge in his rematch against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316 on June 7, 2025. O’Malley dropped his title to Merab in September 2024 and has since ditched habits like marijuana to prep for this fight. But
Aljamain Sterling, a former UFC bantamweight champ, opened up about how an old schoolmate turned UFC legend, Jon Jones, changed his whole approach to fighting. Speaking on his YouTube channel, FunkMasterMMA, Sterling took fans back to their high school days and a crazy moment that flipped his thinking about what it takes to win. Sterling
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling landed in the spotlight after a wild moment on ALF Global Reality, a Russian spin-off of The Ultimate Fighter. Filmed in Thailand, the show took a crazy turn when Sterling got choked out cold by a teammate. A leaked video from April 3, 2025, shows him slump in a
Ilia Topuria, the featherweight terror who’s never tasted defeat, chucks his shiny belt in the trash and storms into lightweight territory. Standing in his way? Islam Makhachev, the untouchable champ who rules the division like a lion on a hill. This isn’t a daydream, it’s a matchup that could light the fight world on fire.
Movsar Evloev faced a tough challenge from Aljamain Sterling but managed to stay strong and win after a close fight. Even though Sterling got some takedowns, Evloev showed off his skill by reversing positions and controlling the action. When he was on top, he stayed aggressive, landing strikes and keeping control. The judges all scored
Aljamain Sterling will no longer be competing at UFC 307. The ‘Funk Master’ was scheduled to square off with undefeated Russian standout Movsar Evloev on October 5 when the promotion heads back to The Crossroads of the West—Salt Lake City. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case after the former bantamweight champion revealed that he
Aljo’s fair in love and war. Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling gave former foe Sean O’Malley a taste of his own medicine at UFC 306 on Saturday. Of course, it wasn’t Sterling who fought O’Malley, but his teammate Merab Dvalishvili, who dominated O’Malley over five rounds to win the title, avenging Sterling in the
Israel Adesanya has been noticeably removed from the UFC’s updated pound-for-pound rankings It’s the first time Izzy has been dropped from the pound-for-pound rankings since 2019 The UFC has removed Israel Adesanya from its official pound-for-pound rankings. Izzy is out After the updated UFC rankings has been revealed, one noticeable change made headlines. In the
Aljamain Sterling is levying some pretty hefty accusations against his next opponent. Following a successful featherweight debut against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300, the ‘Funk Master’ will return to the Octagon on October 5 for a scrap with No. 6 ranked contender Movsar Evloev. Recently, Sterling suggested that Evloev is not a clean athlete, sparking
Sean Strickland claims more women have come forward with allegations against former WEC and UFC fighter Tiki Ghosn. Earlier this week, Strickland posted a video on social media accusing the fighter-turned-manager of assaulting an unidentified female and made it clear that he was prepared to fight Ghosn in court should the Arsenal Sports Agency founder
UFC’s Aljamain Sterling isn’t ruling out a title shot after his second fight at featherweight. It wasn’t until recently that “Funkmaster” had a dream of becoming a two-weight world champion, one he’d take a big step towards with a win over perennial contender Calvin Kattar in his featherweight debut at UFC 300. A former champ
Aljamain Sterling is positive he could beat Sean O’Malley in rematch “Funk Master” comments on the potential title fight between “Suga” and Merab Dvalishvili Aljamain Sterling is willing to bet everything he has on himself against Sean O’Malley in a rematch. That was just a bad night Speaking to Kanpai Media, “Funk Master” credited “Suga”
Aljamain Sterling declared his decision win over Calvin Kattar as “the most dominant” performance at UFC 300 “The Funk Master” explained why his featherweight debut win deserves more credit Aljamain Sterling laid out the reasons why he believes his decision win over Calvin Kattar was the most dominant performance among all the fights at UFC
Aljamain Sterling is a top contender in a new division. “Welcome To 145” #8-ranked Calvin Kattar would fall to the former UFC Bantamweight Champion at UFC 300. Sterling’s wrestling would be too much for Kattar to handle, landing him a 30-27 unanimous decision win, his first victory in the UFC featherweight division. With a shutout
After establishing himself as perhaps the greatest bantamweight of all time, former 135-pound champion Aljamain Sterling made the move to featherweight as a part of the loaded UFC 300 prelims on Saturday night. Standing in the way of Sterling bagging his first win at 145 was Calvin Kattar, a division mainstay looking to make a
Aljamain Sterling plans to quickly take over the featherweight division before seeking revenge against Sean O’Malley. In August 2023, O’Malley made history by knocking out Sterling in the UFC 292 main event to become the new bantamweight champion. Since then, ‘Funk Master’ moved up to the featherweight division, where he will debut at UFC 300,