Marlon Vera questions UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling ’s heart. Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) silenced plenty of doubters when he defeated Petr Yan for a second time at UFC 273 by dominating him on the ground, but it appears Vera is still not sold on the champion. “Chito” doesn’t think Sterling has the necessary fight in him to battle through adversity. “Aljamain is a great athlete, but he’s not a fighter,” Vera told Brendan Schaub on “Food Truck Diaries.” “I bet my house he’s not a fighter. If sh*t goes sideways, he will give up.” He continued, “Aljamain has shown in the past – he did it with Assuncao, he did it with Bryan Caraway – if things go south for him, he’s like, ‘Yeah, you can take it
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Marlon Vera: UFC champ Aljamain Sterling ‘a great athlete, but he’s not a fighter’ – MMA Junkie