Aljamain Sterling was the only winner who didn’t get a octagon interview

[Motivated BJ Penn]

His fight sucked thats why

 

[linvillegorge]

That fight sucked. It was best to just keep it moving and forget it happened.

 

[Young Calf Kick]

Sterling is just another inauthentic trysohardtobecool dude and putting in a lay n pray performance like that on the biggest card of the year is enough to receive no sympathy from me

 

[locust rising]

Why? Dude was waiting for Rogan to get in there but nothing happened. Plenty of finishes on the prelims so time limit couldn't have been a factor.

Did his fight suck that bad? I didn't think it was super exciting but Aljo looked solid imo. Weird.

OMG THATS NEVER HAPPENED ON THE PRELIMS BEFORE

 

[taugrim]

Sterling is just another inauthentic trysohardtobecool dude and putting in a lay n pray performance like that on the biggest card of the year is enough to receive no sympathy from me

Yea Sterling played it too safe. He totally controlled the fight, but Kattar was virtually unscathed at the end of it.

If Kattar were a guy like Poatan with devastating power, just holding him down would have been understandable as a strategy.

There are times when Aljo has looked really good, e.g. vs Cejudo, but other times his fights are incredibly boring.

Aljo's style is effective, but it's probably not enough for him to beat the top 3-4 at FW, and his fights have low appeal so that works against him moving up the ladder quickly.

 

[VAfan]

DC was crapping on him pretty hard towards the end too ('not impressed by your performance' kind of thing). i think the ufc brass share the general sentiment here on sherdog, i.e. that he's like watching paint dry and needs a fire lit under his ass.

 

[BoogerDawson]

Cody McKenzie treatment

 

[Bubba Kid]

Probably saved him from a lot of booing.

 

[PattyBates]

Waiting to hear Longo defend that garbage fight this week.

 

[DatSamboKid]

I think he deserved an interview, but it was just another typical Aljo moment. He struggles to win over the fans. This was his chance to make a statement at the biggest event ever, showing the promotion and the 145 division that he's a serious contender at featherweight. His performance was good, but let’s be real, it was the most boring fight of the evening. I like Aljo and hope he does well at 145, but he really missed a huge chance to stand out last night.

 

[Your Salad]

They needed to keep the four fights in two hours pace. He's the only guy that had one go to decision. It is what it is.

In front of Mark Zuckerberg no less.
How embarrassing.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Maybe moving up to 145 will save him we'll see. But what if he loses to Allen or someone like that?

If the UFC wants to filter one of them out of the top, Sterling vs Evloev is a pretty good fight

 

[Royce's Gi]

Why? Dude was waiting for Rogan to get in there but nothing happened. Plenty of finishes on the prelims so time limit couldn't have been a factor.

Did his fight suck that bad? I didn't think it was super exciting but Aljo looked solid imo. Weird.

People pay to not have him talk.