{"id":179838,"date":"2015-12-18T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T18:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=179838"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:23:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:23:33","slug":"watch-is-the-ufc-making-a-mistake-by-potentially-letting-aljamain-sterling-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/watch-is-the-ufc-making-a-mistake-by-potentially-letting-aljamain-sterling-go\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH! Is the UFC making a mistake by potentially letting Aljamain Sterling go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated bantamweight and former Cage Fury Fighting Championships champion Aljamain Sterling may be on the road to testing free agency. Sterling successfully fought last week with a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufn-80-results-aljamain-sterling-submits-johnny-eduardo-in-round-2\/\">second-round submission<\/a> win over Johnny Eduardo at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-fight-night-80-live-results\/\">UFC Fight Night 80<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling posted a video of his post-fight celebration with the caption reading, &#8220;When the @UFC calls your manager and tells them you&#8217;re good to start shopping around as a #FreeAgentProspect.#BiggestThreatToAny135Roster #5 th #Ranked #FreshPrinceofNY #HumanAnaconda #ufc #UFCRock #dab #undefeated #newyork&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/_cAfkFviZh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When the @UFC calls your manager and tells them you&#8217;re good to start shopping around as a #FreeAgentProspect. #BiggestThreatToAny135Roster #5 th #Ranked #FreshPrinceofNY #HumanAnaconda #ufc #UFCRock #dab #undefeated #newyork<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A video posted by Aljamain Sterling (@funkmaster_ufc) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-12-18T15:07:54+00:00\">Dec 18, 2015 at 7:07am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sterling obviously possesses a lot of talents and has the charisma to be a marketable fighter in the UFC. However, coming off four consecutive wins with three of them finishes, it sounds like the UFC does not have much of an interest in Sterling.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC veteran and current Bellator MMA fighter <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/the-punk-not-a-fan-of-ufc-im-giving-all-fighters-advice\/\">Josh Thomson&#8217;s advice<\/a> is to go to the highest promotional bidder. It looks like the &#8220;Funk Master&#8221; may be looking to take that advice.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Aljamain Sterling and the UFC&#8217;s choice to let him shop the market? Does the UFC bantamweight division need him? Explain yourself in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undefeated bantamweight and former Cage Fury Fighting Championships champion Aljamain Sterling may be on the road to testing free agency. Sterling successfully fought last week with a second-round submission win over Johnny Eduardo at UFC Fight Night 80. 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