“This Is Why He’s the Goat” – Fans React as Aljamain Sterling Fulfills His Promise ‘To Train’ With Raul Rosas Jr

Aljamain Sterling is gearing up to defend his bantamweight title against former champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 288. It will be his third title defense in the promotion. However, he has been active on social media and recently shared a few pictures on social media training with a couple of young fighters, including Raul Rosas Jr. Fans have shared their reaction to it.

Aljamain Sterling has not lost a fight since 2018. He captured the bantamweight title in 2021 and has garnered an 8-fight winning streak. He equaled the winning streak of his friend and fellow bantamweight fighter Merab Dvalishvili, whom he refuses to fight. But Sterling was recently seen fulfilling his promise to help train the young Rosas Jr.

Aljamain Sterling trains with Raul Rosas Jr.

‘Funkmaster’ recently shared a post on Instagram training with surging UFC prospect Raul Rosas Jr. and another young fighter as a sign of keeping his promise to the young Mexican-American fighter after he reached out to him on Twitter following the UFC 287 loss. He mentioned he would help the next generation of fights and here he is seen helping the youngsters get better at their craft. The bantamweight champion also posted a video of their training session on YouTube.

Sterling captioned his post: “When I say something, I mean it. Good working with the next wave of MMA talent.” It is a big opportunity for the 18-year-old ‘El Nino Problema’ to train under a champion and get better as a fighter after a lackluster performance in his last outing against Christian Rodriguez. Rosas Jr. previously said he would be able to beat Sterling and now he finds himself training with him.

Fans react to Sterling’s Instagram post

Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans.

“The now and the future of the 135.”

“No ego from a young talent tells you about his character!”

“This is huge for Rosas tbh, props to you champ”

“Real leadership right there bro!!! Mad respect!!!”

“Stop weight abusing and move up in weight”

“The kid got a good mentor under him”

“This is why he’s the goat”

Fans were delighted to see Rosas Jr. and Sterling together and mentioned they represent the future and present of the bantamweight division. They also lauded the champion for mentoring the young up-and-comer and called Sterling a great leader. However, one fan took the opportunity to urge ‘Funkmaster’ to move up in the weight class.

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Raul Rosas Jr. is still a very young fighter with respect to the average age of the fighter on the UFC roster. His last fight was a learning curve in his MMA career and to learn from a fighter of Aljamain Sterling’s caliber will only help him become a more well-rounded fighter.

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