Aljamain Sterling met Jon Jones during his amateur career and almost ended up training at Jackson Wink MMA. In fact, Sterling and Jones went to the same school in New York for a short while, and Jones invited him to come train with him in Albuquerque, N.M. “Jon Jones actually invited me to come down when I was debating whether or not to go back home to Long Island after school was over and trying to figure out where I want to move,” Sterling told MMA Junkie Radio on Tuesday. “I didn’t even know that gym existed – Weidman, Serra-Longo. I didn’t even know that existed because I was all the way upstate and sure enough, I was glad that I made the right choice.” Sterling (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) has found a home in Long Island, training under the guidance of coaches Matt Serra and Ray Longo, alongside former middleweight champion Chris Weidman, Al Iaquinta and Merab Dvalishvili
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Why Aljamain Sterling declined Jon Jones’ early invitation to train at Jackson Wink MMA – MMA Junkie