UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is subsequent set to defend his title towards former champ Henry Cejudo at UFC 288.
Sterling and Cejudo have been linked to a title battle towards one another for months now, and at last, we are going to see it this spring. Sterling himself revealed the information on the most recent version of his podcast (h/t MMAjunkie.com), confirming the date of the battle is about for Might 6, although he didn’t identify the situation.
Sterling (22-3) is coming off eight straight wins, together with a vicious TKO victory over TJ Dillashaw in his final battle. Sterling additionally beat Petr Yan twice earlier than that, and he additionally has massive wins over the likes of Cory Sandhagen, Pedro Munhoz, and Cody Stamann in his win streak. General, Sterling is a extremely good fighter and he has proved his price as a champion, and a win over Cejudo could be large for his resume.
Cejudo (16-2) was final seen within the Octagon in Might 2020 when he completed Dominick Cruz. He’s at the moment using a six-fight win streak and he’s the one who vacated his belt because of retiring from the game. Will probably be fascinating to see how he appears in his return to the Octagon after such a very long time away from the cage. But when anybody can come again and develop into a terrific fighter it’s somebody of the pedigree of Cejudo.
General, this must be a incredible battle between two of the perfect grapplers we have now ever seen within the UFC bantamweight division. Sterling has clearly been way more lively in recent times, however Cejudo is a a lot totally different problem for him because of his unbelievable wrestling expertise. Whereas Sterling is at the moment barely favored at -120 in keeping with the betting odds, Cejudo is getting loads of respect again as a brief +100 underdog. We are able to seemingly anticipate shut odds like this up till we see the battle between these two figures come Might 6.
Who do you assume wins the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 288, Aljamain Sterling or Henry Cejudo?
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