Alexander Volkanovski sees benefit in Aljamain Sterling ’s quick turnaround. Bantamweight champion Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) retained his title against Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 in May. Shortly after, he was booked for his next assignment against Sean O’Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the UFC 292 headliner Aug. 19 at TD Garden in Boston. Although Sterling had his reservations to compete again so soon, he sees O’Malley as likely his final fight at 135 pounds before making the move up to 145 pounds. Featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) praised Sterling for his activity, and sees a win over O’Malley building up a potential fight with him even more.
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