After his battle with Movsar Evloev fell via, Aljamain Sterling has his eyes on a possible scrap with the surging Diego Lopes.
After a profitable featherweight debut at UFC 300 in April, the ‘Funk Grasp’ was scheduled to sq. off with Evloev on October 5 in Salt Lake Metropolis. Sadly, Sterling was pressured to bow out of the bout because of an damage.
Although it feels like he received’t be on the shelf for very lengthy, the previous bantamweight champion is already wanting previous Evloev, eyeing a battle with the featherweight division’s No. 3 ranked contender as an alternative.
“I don’t know [who could be next], possibly Diego Lopes. “Sterling informed The Schmo whereas discussing his UFC return. “Perhaps that might be a battle for the three [ranking]. If we’re speaking the subsequent greatest battle if Movsar declines, I don’t know who else we’d battle. However, when you give me the choice, I at all times wished Brian Ortega so I might get the subsequent closest spot to the highest.
“Now that subsequent closest man is Diego Lopes. That’s all it’s. It has nothing to do with what this man did or that, nevertheless it’s the title worth, what it will get me, the chance vs. reward. If I’m going to threat it for the biscuit, that’s the man I’d wish to threat it with” (h/t BJPenn.com).
Aljamain Sterling vs. Movsar Evloev more likely to be rebooked
Lopes thrust into the featherweight high 5 at UFC 306 by way of a unanimous choice victory over ex-title challenger Brian Ortega. He’s now 5-1 contained in the Octagon with wins over the likes of Pat Sabatini, Sodiq Yusuff, and Dan Ige.
With Evloev unable to safe a short-notice opponent for UFC 307 subsequent month, the promotion will doubtless reschedule his bout with Sterling for a while in late 2024 or early 2025, however we are able to’t assist however be excited by a possible assembly between the explosive Lopes and among the best grapplers within the sport.
