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Nov 9, 2017 Duane Finley
ljamain Sterling is out to pick a fight, and his target is Jimmie Rivera.
The beef between the Serra-Longo product Sterling and his New Jersey-based division mate has existed for several months and has played out in various platforms in the public eye. Sterling openly called out Rivera during the FloCombat Road Trip project in an interview that brought nothing short of five-alarm heat.
Nevertheless, the bout did not materialize because the surging bantamweight contender Rivera instead signed on to face former titleholder Dominick Cruz at UFC 219 on Dec. 30. Sterling would later agree to a matchup with veteran Rani Yahya at UFC Fight Night 123, but the pairing was short-lived, as the Brazilian was forced out of the bout with an injury.
This left an opening in Sterling’s schedule, and with news of Cruz suffering a broken arm ahead of his fight at UFC 219, Rivera is currently without an opponent as well. “The Funk Master” believes the perfect solution for both fighters is sitting on the table, and they can settle their beef with fists in the process.
Nov 9, 2017 Duane Finley
ljamain Sterling is out to pick a fight, and his target is Jimmie Rivera.
The beef between the Serra-Longo product Sterling and his New Jersey-based division mate has existed for several months and has played out in various platforms in the public eye. Sterling openly called out Rivera during the FloCombat Road Trip project in an interview that brought nothing short of five-alarm heat.
Nevertheless, the bout did not materialize because the surging bantamweight contender Rivera instead signed on to face former titleholder Dominick Cruz at UFC 219 on Dec. 30. Sterling would later agree to a matchup with veteran Rani Yahya at UFC Fight Night 123, but the pairing was short-lived, as the Brazilian was forced out of the bout with an injury.
This left an opening in Sterling’s schedule, and with news of Cruz suffering a broken arm ahead of his fight at UFC 219, Rivera is currently without an opponent as well. “The Funk Master” believes the perfect solution for both fighters is sitting on the table, and they can settle their beef with fists in the process.
