Aljamain Sterling Hits Back at John McCarthy for His Recent Comments- States ‘Please Let Me Do It to You’

Aljamain Sterling realized his ultimate dream as he was crowned the bantamweight champion of the world at UFC 259. However, he would not have envisaged claiming the belt in the manner in which he did. An illegal knee by the champion, Petr Yan disqualified ‘No Mercy’ from the bout, and hence, Sterling was crowned the new 135-pound champion of the world. 

Following his win, Sterling has had to endure relentless backlash from MMA fans. ‘Funkmaster’ was mocked for his ‘Oscar worthy’ performance inside the octagon and for taking ‘the easy way out’. To make matters worse, after the fight it was revealed that he had a falling out with his long-time coach and fan-favorite Matt Serra, which further added salt to the wounds. 

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Aljamain Sterling shares his thoughts on the relentless social media trolling by fans

In a recent interview, James Lynch asked Sterling what he made of the social media backlash from fans and notable personalities such as John McCarthy, who said he was ‘acting’ 

At the time when Yan landed the knee, Sterling was a ‘downed opponent’. After the fight, Dana White stated that the UFC will schedule a rematch as soon as possible. 

It is unfair that Sterling is bearing the brunt of fans, even though he was not the fighter who broke rules to gain an unfair advantage. He was severely concussed and had he continued, he would have most likely been knocked out sooner rather than later. 

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