Aljamain Sterling: UFC champ Sean O’Malley took ‘Jake Paul route’ to title, given favorable matchups

Aljamain Sterling compares UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley ’s rise in popularity to Jake Paul ’s. Sterling lost his bantamweight title to O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) by knockout at UFC 292 . The title loss came less than four months after Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo in a five-round battle at UFC 288. Sterling is not sold on O’Malley’s resume

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Aljamain Sterling: UFC champ Sean O’Malley took ‘Jake Paul route’ to title, given favorable matchups – MMA Junkie