“Bro was more upset than losing his belt” – Ex-UFC champ Aljamain Sterling’s FURIOUS rant over losing grappling match goes viral

Aljamain Sterling returns to the cage in the historic fight card of UFC 300. However, he had already returned to competition in the form of a grappling event. He headlined the Fury Pro 8 event alongside Kevin Dantzler. But, he failed to come out with a victory as the bout went the distance. As such, he ranted about his opponent in the post-match interview.

After losing to Kevin Dantzler, Aljamain Sterling joined the presenter for an interview and looked perplexed by the decision. As such, ‘The Funkmaster’ was frustrated and started venting out on his opponent. He criticized Dantzler’s initial move to sit on the mat as soon as the match started. Here is what he said:

I don't even know how they scored that. Another man can't drag his a** cheeks on the mat and think that's a win, doing absolutely nothing. If I did nothing, what the fu** did he do? Pull guard from standing up, don't just the match on your butt. That should be deducted a point right out of the gate. Am I wrong? That is a disgrace.

Aljamain Sterling via UFC Fight Pass

Since Aljamain Sterling is an elite grappler in MMA, fight fans welcomed his idea of participating in these grappling events. As such, he has another jiu-jitsu event next month alongside fellow UFC fighter Chase Hooper.

Although ‘The Funk Master’ competed at the bantamweight division in his MMA career, the grappling events took place at 160lbs. Since it was just a side quest for Sterling, he didn’t bother to cut weight for these events. However, he hinted at it becoming his full-time career after finishing MMA.

Although Aljamain Sterling competed in UFC bantamweight, he had decided to move up to the featherweight division. He decided to move up after losing his 135 lb title to Sean O’Malley in UFC 292. Also, he reasoned his weight cuts had become tough. So, the UFC booked him against #7 ranked Calvin Kattar for UFC 300. As such, he hoped to win the match and put up a title run at 145lbs.

Fans react to Aljamain Sterlng’s rant after his loss in the grappling event

Aljamain Sterling was the bantamweight champion and was in the conversation of the weight class’ greatest of all time. However, he lost his title to Sean O’Malley, and things turned topsy-turvy. As such, he announced his long-awaited move to featherweight. But now, he competed in a grappling event streamed on UFC Fight Pass. As such, he bashed his opponent for his approach to the match.

Aljamain Sterling faced Kevin Dantzler in Fury Pro 8 today, hoping to test his skills against the elite grapplers. But, Dantzler’s approach to the fight was unengaging and frustrated Sterling. So, he ranted out on the match in his post-fight interview. As such, this garnered huge responses from the fight fans. Here are a few interesting reactions:

Although Aljamain Sterling’s intention in his words was clear, fight fans still managed to troll the former champion. Some even mentioned him worrying too much about this side quest more than his title loss. However, a few agreed on his take too. Anyway, he would return to the octagon in UFC 300 on April 30 against Calvin Kattar in a featherweight matchup.

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