Winning a phase on Petr Yan's foul on the pillow, Aljamain Sterling made many colleagues in UFC and fans feel frustrated when the American boxer won the championship.
Currently, the UFC Organizing Committee has arranged for both rematch but Sterling has always given many reasons to avoid this glove. Recently, this boxer also suffered an injury in his neck and had to perform surgery. Some people say Sterling takes 9 months to be able to return to the stage.
In the program “Weekly Scraps” Podcast, Sterling denied the information above:
“There is no way I have to rest for 9 months. I don't understand where there is this rumor. Maybe I will return to the stage in August, September or October this year if my health is not affected. Of course, the longer the resort time, the better, but I will try to return soon.”
Even when Aljamain Sterling is so optimistic, injury in the neck is clearly not a joke.
If Sterling's health is not good, the possibility of Sterling will not play for a long time and UFC is thinking about organizing a temporary championship battle for this weight class.
Worth mentioning is that after learning that Sterling was injured, former Russian king Petr Yan immediately demanded that the organizers of the tournament of Sterling's championship. The two of them should have been rematched next month. Many people believe that Sterling is deliberately avoiding rematch with Yan.