Aljamain Sterling offered a dominant but discreet action against the former aspiring to pen title Brian Ortega in the COE -CESAR EVENT OF UFC SHANGHÁI.
Sterling was the center of attention during the first 10 minutes, while the “funk teacher” He destroyed his leg advanced to Ortega and led the fight. Unfortunately, the fight did not offer much show, which caused the public's discontent in China after the second assault.
Probably down 20-18 after the second assault, Ortega tried to accelerate the rhythm in the third, although his performance still paid compared to that of the former gallow -source champion.
With the fight away from Ortega, Sterling achieved his first demolition of the fight in the fourth assault, sending to 't-city' to the canvas to a minute from the end. Sterling unleashed a burst of blows just before the bell, going considerably on the cards before the fifth and last assault.
With the back against the wall, Ortega connected a powerful right that made Sterling back just over two minutes from the end of the fight. However, Ortega's aggressiveness allowed Sterling to change strategy and take the canvas to 'T-City with 60 seconds. Aljo 'proceeded to hit Ortega over time, ensuring a clean sweep and His greatest featherweight victory to date.
While Brian Ortega dealt with a week of turbulent fights that finally converted the Coetelar Event on Saturday into a 153 -pound -pound weight fight, the ex -champion of the Gallo weight of the UFC, ALJAMAIN Sterling (25-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC), kept calm and metodically surpassed his opponent larger for 25 minutes, getting a unanimous decision victory.
After, “Funkmaster” took advantage of his interview after the fight to ask the current pen champion, Alexander Volkanovski for an opportunity. However, given caution and risk aversion of its performance, Sterling is unlikely to overcome Lerone Murphy, who He demonstrated a greater forcefulness for an opportunity for the title by brutally knocking Aaron Pico in UFC 319.
With Diego Lopes scheduled to face Jean Silva on UFC night next month, the pen weight division is warming up. Another former title candidate, Yair Rodríguez (20-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC), is currently without opponent. If Sterling added Rodriguez to his curriculum, His aspiration for an opportunity for the title would seem much more convincing.
The next sterling fight: Yair Rodríguez
