Aljamain Sterling admitted that his fight with Brian Ortega almost vanished. Last Saturday in Shanghai, China, Sterling achieved a overwhelming unanimous decision on Ortega in the five-year-old Co-Principal event of UFC Shanghai.
“Funk Master” dominated Ortega in a battle mostly standing, marking rhythm with strong blows and powerful kicks that constantly worn the twice challenger to the featherweight title.
Sterling did not seek a demolition until the second half of the fight, but once the action reached the canvas in the four and five assaults, The former Gallo weight champion of the UFC consolidated his victory with a dominant superior control and a strong ground-And-pool. At the end of the fight, Sterling left no doubt, obtaining a unanimous 50-45 decision by the three judges.
Aljamain Sterling affirms that the problems in the elbow worried him in the victory of UFC Shanghai
During the program after the UFC Shanghai fight, Aljamain Sterling spoke about his at odd victory over Brian Ortega. “Funk Master” revealed that he had been dealing with some problems before the fight and suffered an important injury in the elbow in the fourth assault when he tried a rotating headache back, which made him fearfully fear that his opponent could overcome.
Despite the scare, Sterling managed to maintain the composure, trusting in his grip to recover control and ensure victory. The 36 -year -old New Yorker admitted that the moment was tense, but his poise and technique finally allowed him to take the reins of the fight and close it successfully.
“That last codazo I connected in the fourth assault, I could not even keep my arm up to defend myself. When he attacked me, I thought this was a nightmare. Because I could only turn, and hopefully I made an error, as he did, and allowed me to take his back and knock him down. ”
After the fight, Sterling turned to social networks to publish a video that showed his swollen and injured left elbow, receiving fans praise for maintaining composure despite the reverse.
