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The champion of the bantamweight division of UFC, aljamain sterlinghas just announced (via YouTube) that he is dealing with a torn bicep, so he will need some time to recover and then get back into shape before he thinks about putting the title out there again.

“It’s about whether or not I can compete with this torn bicep again. Going through another boot camp with a torn bicep, against a guy who is stronger in the wrestling department, who will use his wrestling more. I’m going to need this bicep to compete at 100 percent. And I don’t take Henry Cejudo lightly. Is it realistic for me to fight in March? I don’t think it really is,” he explained.

Sean O’Malley plans a “massive fight for the UFC belt” against Chito Vera

Chito Vera shoots strong accusations at Sterling. The bantamweight champion reacts and wonders if the Ecuadorian is a tough gangster from California

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that will make so much Henry Cejudo What Sean O’Malleythe number one of ranking at 135 pounds, they must wait to fight for the belt. Even though Sugar is not willing to do it. In a recent post on Twitter, the young fighter from Helena (Montana) points to Triple C in what could be a fight for containment: “AljoComain is he fighting Henry or not? I’m confused. She said his bicep is torn. If that’s the case, let me crush Henry.”

In addition, from another corner appears Marlon Chito verarubbing his hands since his projections point to a victory against Cory Sandhagen in the fight scheduled for February 18 in Las Vegas (Nevada), and after that (why not) meet again with o’malley for the domestic bantamweight title when Sterling was indisposed.

The Ecuadorian upon learning of the alleged injury of funkmaster Sterling, posted: “We don’t have a champion.”

Although Vera (fourth of the ranking) is not currently in the equation of the top three overall title challengers, as Sterling is expected to fight Henry Cejudo or Sean O’Malley next, that situation suits him well because he considers his relationship with the UFC leadership to be solid. and hopes the matchmakers will honor him with a future title shot.

It should be noted that a championship fight between Sterling and Cejudo was never signed or made official by the UFC. However, they recently both publicly agreed to fight in March.

‘UFC wants me to be champion’

“Everything is fine,” said the Ecuadorian Monday in The MMA Hour, the influencer show Ariel Helwani. “I know that I am going to be world champion. Out of my heart, not just talking shit, not just becoming a shitty influencer for beating someone these days: I truly believe in my heart of hearts that I’m going to be a world champion. I’m going to have a UFC belt one day.”

And the one from Chone abounded: “Am I in a hurry? No friend. I just turned 30 years old. I have my best years ahead of me. Just keep doing what got you here, which is consistency, work. We all have a different path. Some people make their way by talking. Some people kick their way. It’s just a matter of time until I get the belt. The world knows it, I know the UFC knows it. I know”.

“I know that, in fact, they screw me,” Vera continued. “I’m talking about the UFC, they like me. They want me to hold the belt, so I’m like, why freak out? I’ve been managing my career pretty well. Winning, kicking ass, and whatever I ask for, I get. So we’re relaxing.”

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After a long period of limbo with the UFC, Cejudo jumped to the front of the line when Sean O’Malley failed to shock UFC President Dana White on the UFC 280 card. O’Malley has gone undefeated in his last five fights. , including his victory over Petr Yan, the former number one champion of the ranking. Cejudo then responded to O’Malley’s tweet.

The former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion is up for any scenario. “Sean you like a pack of Skittles that had an abortion. Anytime, anywhere,” he wrote. Triple C.

Sterling responds to O’Malley

The reigning champion said that after weighing his options, he chose to prioritize his health.

“If you want to be mad at me, it is what it is. I’ve had fans mad at me non-stop for 13 months. I can’t force myself to do something I can’t physically do. I’ve fought twice in a calendar year, and I’ve fought both committed fights… and I got through those fights… It’s the fight before the fight. We’re fighters, we all go in committed, but what I’m trying to make sure that doesn’t happen is going through a full training camp, or almost full training camp, losing four to six weeks, maybe seven? Who wants to see that? Why am I going to risk a third time, where if I tear it completely, I have to have surgery?

He also said that Cejudo had “physical advantages” because he had not been actively fighting and was “doing who knows what” while outside the drug testing pool. He stopped short of accusing Cejudo of performance-enhancing drug use, but pointed to a loophole in USADA’s testing program following a fighter’s withdrawal. Sterling then responded to O’Malley on Twitter.

“Yes? Not? Balls in Harry’s court to push the date back a month. Otherwise, the champion will accept new applications”, wrote Funky Master.

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