Aljamain Sterling recaps UFC 288 win vs. Henry Cejudo & gives timeline for O’Malley fight | ESPN MMA
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2023
- Megan Olivi interviews Aljamain Sterling after his split-decision win against Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 to defend his bantamweight title. Aljo says he wishes he won in a more dominant fashion before describing what he felt going into the final round. Sterling then look ahead to his next challenger, Sean O’Malley, including when he could see the fight take place.
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Good close fight, but Aljo definitely won! 135 significant strikes against 99 for Cejudo. He landed 4 takedowns against 3 for Cejudo. Cejudo had more control time, 5 minutes against 4 minutes for Aljo, but did nothing with it. Look at both their faces after the fight. Aljo clearly inflicted more damage. Give this man his flowers.
Yes, Same Answer
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Robbed
@@kingston23 The champion only needs to defend his belt. The challenger needs to go out and win. In a closely contested fight, the benefit of the doubt will always go with the champ.
@@kingston23 salt hater!
And still, go cry at cringe retirement
Everyone thinks it was a boring fight I feel like it was an amazing chess match ! Great win for Aljo !
@lost souls appreciate it had a couple drinks during the fight 😂
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Most fight fans don't know a lot about fighting
yea it was, henry definitely has some ring rust cause the way he fought marlon was alot different and better
real fans understand. totally agree!
Can’t deny him anymore🇯🇲
Henry really struggled with the reach issues. Alja had seven inch reach advantage which for context is the same difference as Izzy vs. Whittaker (80" vs 73").
Cejudo is out of rythm. Thats what you get when you inactive this long. Cejudo is finished.
Henry's so called mastermind fight IQ should've made up for it 😂
@@SPACECOWBOY705 it nearly did he fought great just not enough to win
I knew that reach advatange coupled would his elite grappling and ackward striking style would give henry trouble. Sterling has a reach of 145er vs a small 135er.
Respect Henry pls that's triple C
He did exactly what his corner told him, props for adjusting every round.
All the Sterling haters are crying rn he humbled your boy Henry
Facts bro. Never doubted Funkmaster one bit.
Henry was never my boy
@@outlaw._.lazines how he humble a guy he had a debatable decision win over after 3 years away from the octagon ? 😂😂😂 stfu you sound stupid
Not really . Henry brought it to a split decision off a 3 year lay off with a massive size disadvantage. Also he’s 36 years old . Aljo said he was gonna knock Henry out . What happened to that
Far from a humbling performance
I was rooting for Henry, but Aljos carry’s himself well, and at the end of the day he won, really doesn’t matter how he won, he’s the Champion.
Say what you will, haters, fans, neutrals.. Aljo won the fight. Touched him up plenty, didn't take tell damage. Their faces after the fight tell it all. Triple C wasn't mangled but his face looked like he'd been in a fight, Aljo looked clean.. like he came back from a jog or something
cejudos leg looked mangled
Robbed
Sterling did a great job against a fighter who clearly had been training hard for this match.
ALJO HATERS TASTING 🧂WHILE HE'S COLLECTING W'S
I never forget that scene 🤪🤪🤪
collecting W's and paychecks 💰
@@bayrtanov4289 ?
@@outlaw._.lazines that fight against Peter Yan, Aldjo a great actor 🤪🤪🤪
@@bayrtanov4289 Imagine holding a grudge against someone who doesn't even know you. 🤣🤡
Seriously grow up and take a knee to the head like that and let's do you get up. 🤣
Watched it live and it was a great fight. I thought Sterling won. Landed more strikes and took Cejudo down multiple times. He is very well articulated too. I believe he will hold the belt for some time
Same Answer Great Champ Humble
Thought ? AJ easily will and it was never a split
I was watching it in Arizona Tuscon people were cheering for Henry by the 4 th round they went 🤫 I don’t know how they will later go online to say Henry won. Sterling won and it was not split decision
@@CaseyKCRichards Yh they gave that to create false narrative they know casuals don't know what they are watching so if the judges say it was a split they will call it a robbery, UFC hate sterling as champ as he isn't a trash talk WWE character like O Malley for example, they want a champ who sells tickets and apart from people being jealous of sterling and wanting him to lose, he doesn't really sell tickets so they want him gone
Anyway once he strangles O Malley in the first rd and vacates his title afterwards I think merab will be next champ there or they will try and get around him and give it to someone else who is a clown kmt
Agree with everything but he probably won’t hold the belt for too much longer since the O’Malley fight is his last fight at 135. I totally see him winning that but I know he’ll move up for double champ and then he’ll let merab get his chance.
Was going for Cejudo but Aljo won without a doubt. Crazy technical fight but definitely a great fight.
Congratulations Champ. Great win against a tough opponent.
I have to say, I’m really starting to like Sterling. Seems like a good dude & has really earned more & more confidence with these wins.
same here...cant deny he has the most title defenses and wins in bantamweight. suga sean is getting finished by aljo
He has always been a Great Human being !!!
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Bandwagon Fans
Aljo, Earn My Respect. 👊🏽 All the in & outs movements. Kicks, lower body shots. Grappling. + Humble the CCC with a Big L.
Yes Sir, Sterling is CHAMP
@@LS98GPaper Champ
@@kingston23 Your Ma is Paper
3:57 “let’s see who’s the number 1 guy , and let’s see if he’s all talk or all hype “🤣😂
It was a highly competitive technical title fight all right, and I was rooting for Henry Cejudo to get it done, but after watching the fight, it's pretty clear to me that the champion Aljamain Sterling would retain his title with the fight ending up at the hands of the judges. I see Sterling dominating/outclassing and finishing Sean O'Malley, and Merab would also do the same thing to Sean. Props to Henry for a gutsy performance in the fight, but that three years of layoff certainly had a slight effect on his game. If Henry decides not to retire again, he needs to fight Merab (and of course beat him) if he is to fight for the bantamweight title again.
Aljamain just keeps on winning😂
Robbery
@@kingston23 😭😭
@@kingston23keep crying
Aljo is a good champ, when I didn’t know more about him, I wasn’t a fan but like the more you know about him.. he seems like a good person.
Triple C doin banana split in round 3 was litt.. 😂😂😂😂
great fight, great defence! people need to respect this guy, enough is enough, the hate is pathetic.
It's an insane difference in the striking of Alja and Henry. Alja managed his distance soooo well, and was pretty random. Alja got the better of him, I think he is big for the weight class tho honestly lol
He has the reach of a big 145er.
Wait till omalley manages the distance better than sterling. I can't wait for sterling to get sniped.
@@Clashofclansmobile Why? he keep beating up your heroes? 😂
@@juanld87Sean beats Aljo loses to Umar Nurmagodov in 2024 let's bet
@@kingston23 Sean gets dragged across the octagon like aljo said
This win wasn’t a surprise to me, doubted him after the first petr yan fight, but not after the second, he is legit.
Same here. Facts.
Respect. You are not biased, you are a real mma fan.
Go Megan! Asking the real questions
Thanks for the video, ESPN MMA
henry got a nice slice of that humble pie, how that loss taste😂
His acting job was legendary. Yet I’m impressed by how good sterling is. Mixed emotions.
He literally has one Scratch on him. That band-aid lol east coast 👍👏
People finally giving aljo respect
Congratulations to Aljamain Sterling, well done!
Let’s Go Can’t hate on the best
Champ did what Champs do. 🏆
megan is such a good interviewer
Facts this was a tough one
Aljo you earned this
Congrats❤
Sterling is the opposite of Paddy. He has humility, is introspective, authentic and great.
I’m not worried that Henry lost I’m just happy he put up a better fight and Peter yan that boy just got back packed while aljo was laughing at him
AND STILL!!!❤💛💚
Good work champ
Sterling is great..... have to give him respect
Okay Aljo you gained a fan sir !!!!
Didn't see the size difference when they are next to each other. Henry looks a little more solid actually. Reach is an advantage based on if you're a striker. Aljo is a grappler.
That team. They move as ONE.
How can you defeat such a people.
😂😂😂😂
The fact he was in his Hometown and got booed kinda sucks. He reminds me of Daniel Cormier early into his career. Hopefully he Aljo can win them over like DC did at some point.
They were giving him high 5s and trying to get a pic with him on his way back to the locker room.
I deeply appreciate how professionally dressed Megan is. Well rounded professional! Hope the rest of the ladies in sports take note.
someday he will get respect, good fight aljo.
Have to Start putting some respect on Aljo name dude is underrated
Congrats 🥳👏 on the win and still the undisputed UFC bantamweight champion of the world the funk master aljaman sterling
He came out clean. Not even a black eye or something
Algo's attitude in this interview has won me over. That first win by disqualification left a bad feel...
Megan is a great interviewer
Kudos to both men...sterling fabulous wrestling grt use of reach gud striking he got bit away away in 2 nd 3 round but grt grappling and take down defence from sterling ...and more power to his coaches they did a grt job disecting Henry's game...grt fight from Henry too the 2 nd 5 th to him he could've got the 1st but also took it in the last 30-40 secs
The sound is f.,......ing low
Massive respect to Aljo and his team, quality over quantity.
Glad Aljo is willing and ready to get back in there quickly.
Unanimous aljo
Olivi is a smoking piece 🔥
Lets back it up
The Dude's not technical but is a physical specimen.; The Roy Jones of mma, All reflex and instinct. Good fighter. Deserved the win.
Please don’t ever speak again, the world will be a better place without your opinion.
@Jack C Due to his LACK of proper technique. He achieves what he does by his physicality, which only last as long as you can impose it☝️. A short term thing In mma, where the talent of the opposition fluctuates so much......( I myself was never a Jones fan, liked the technicians like Mayweather, Pernell Whittaker, Oscar, Tony, Lennox and B-Hop). Still gotta Respect his game though.
Humbled the vato
3:43 Don't knock a spit decision in your post fight interview where you just won a split decision. Lol.
He said "not to take anymore from him" but that like saying "no excuses" and proceeding to list the exact like it cancels it out. Lol. He was saying split as a shot at him. But despite all of that, if I'm being 100% honest and fair. It shouldn't have been a split decision. That one judge who gave Henry 3 rounds just had it wrong. Sterling won 3 rounds convincingly.
AJ easily won and it was never a split decision
Even I can’t hate on Sterling anymore. Well done, champ.
Shouldn't have been hating on him to begin with. It was very unfair how people turned on him. Been a fan since day 1. Dude is a good guy.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 LFG Aljo .
Henry looked small but fought big time
Uniondale famz - give this man a fight at the Nassau Coliseum
Very tactical fight, expected Cejudo to close the distance better and inside fight but the ring rust kept him hesitant. Both guys probably underestimated each other. Sterling managed the distance a little better and deservedly shaded it. Cejudo needs to sharpen the stand up, the overall MMA stand up level is constantly increasing. Cejudo is better than that performance.
Facts
It’s not uncommon for Cejudo to come up short…
It actually is
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Cejudo vs olivi 125 lb belt?
sterling won but that judge who gave the 5th round to aljo should be questioned seriously
Aljo is intelligent inside & outside the ring. Put some respect on the CHAMP’S name.
ALJIO THE GOAT BANTAMWEIGHT!!!! SUCK IT HATERS.
Sure blackie
Derek Cleary the judge in this fight gave the 5th round to Aljo soley based on race.
Make a card Volk vs yair and Aljo vs O maily in same night ,Then we got another super Fight Volk Vs Aljo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
If Sean gets the next title shot, Dana will tell Henry he will have to fight Merab. Think we seen Cejudo for the last time
You, the man, aljo, thank you for sending that mijit and his losing team back to retirement 😅😅😅
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Aljo is gonna dump O’Malley
He's tte Ric Flair of the UFC!
Aljo was begging for an illegal knee 😂
ur so funny
@@ShaDusK like joe BAHAMA MAMA
I thought I was the only one thinking that way😅😅😂😂
I guess that's all you've got to go on, after the man broke the record for most consecutive defenses. 🤷
Aljo and Volk is always doubted..continue to prove these haters wronge..that will be a good one between them..but O'Malley stand up is slick a.f these guys r all high level tho 💯
Volk isn't always doubted lol people know he's a beast
@@GoGetYourShinebox after he beat max thrice
@@GoGetYourShinebox well going into that third max fight they thought max would win it and the Islam fight they thought he was going to get strangled but yah Volks a beast agreed
He fought not to lose in the last round. I feel like as a champion U would want to give no doubt to anything and try to win every round but I don't know
Aljo is a beast.... Super technical... There's still things he can tighten up though
yea his striking needs more work but still superb performance
Thanks for that master splinter...
There goes cejudos UA-cam hype
Aljo na Merab will fight at some point and their 'friendship' will be the storyline
This fight was supposed to be the Omalley fight. Sugar turned it down
is omalley afraid of getting sandhagen'd in the first round
@@visceraeyes525 I believe so. Omalley has great striking but is poor in transition against good grappling, because he hasn’t faced that and is #1
Sterling was about to hate on Sean for a split decision win…😂 The irony of that.
Lol.. Well Aljo's decision should have won by unanimous decision... O'Malley was clearly gifted that win
@@dioroliver5533 Right…
I could be wrong, but because it was so close, Sterling is scarred and will say he needs time to recover from injuries which he had non
Sterling rrally lost
The entire world knows Henry won the fight clear as day
I think aljo finish o malley on the ground
We got a chance to see the height difference between Aljo & Sean
Shouldn't have been a split decision...he beat that dude period.
I said it after he beat Yan the second time, love or hate Aljo he is the current BW champion and if continues to win he’ll even become GOAT BW champion. Not a fan of his style or personality but that will be the history if no one stops him 🤷♂️
Who personality do you like?
Aljo is a good guy. He has a great personality. Not fair how people turned on him. The fact merab would walk through the fire with aljo says a lot about the kind of person aljo is.
Dude called Dana daddy💀
Would like to of seen suga take on merab first
Lol I knew Aljo was gonna win..
Aljo won 1,2,4. Cejudo won 3 and 5...Very close fight...Cejudo should have done more as a contender, and he was not dominant so fair decision
Congrats Aljo 👊 please send the Clown to the real of shadows
Put some respect on his name
He got a split with yan aswell haha