{"id":243499,"date":"2017-07-02T16:06:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T23:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=243499"},"modified":"2017-07-02T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T23:06:51","slug":"aljamain-sterling-still-hasnt-signed-contract-catchweight-bout-renan-barao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/renan-barao\/aljamain-sterling-still-hasnt-signed-contract-catchweight-bout-renan-barao\/","title":{"rendered":"Aljamain Sterling still hasn’t signed contract for catchweight bout with Renan Barao"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally, Aljamain Sterling expected to fight Renan Barao at bantamweight at UFC 214 this July 29. Unfortunately, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) ultimately decided to forbid Barao from fighting at bantamweight<\/a> given his previous difficulty cutting to the weight class. As such, Sterling was asked to meet Barao at a 140-pound catchweight.<\/p>\n

While Sterling is willing to meet Barao at 140, he recently divulged to MMAFighting.com<\/a> that he has not yet signed the contract to do so, as he’s hoping for a bit more money.<\/p>\n

Sterling’s desire for a pay boost has generated some backlash from Barao, but Sterling thinks what he’s asking for his more than fair.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThose guys don\u2019t know what the f*ck they\u2019re talking about,\u201d he explained. \u201cI don\u2019t think they understand what sport we\u2019re doing, what the goal is. I don\u2019t know what their goal is. Just to fight? They just want to fight just to fight? I don\u2019t know. Go do some backyard brawls or some shit. I\u2019m in this to change my life, to change my fortunes. I\u2019m not in there to just fight for free. I fight for people\u2019s entertainment, but at the same time that entertainment comes at a cost. I got to the pinnacle of the sport for a reason and that\u2019s to make money. I didn\u2019t come here just to give handouts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou got [UFC president] Dana [White] bringing snow to Las Vegas and having Kendrick Lamar perform at his house, while I\u2019m trying to ask for $10,000, 20,000,\u201d Sterling said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s such a big deal? To fight a guy who\u2019s a former world champion, I think that\u2019s more than fair.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to fight him at the weight class that makes sense. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with that. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with asking for money, to get paid and compensated for fighting up four pounds, which means he gets a little bit bigger. I get to get a little bit bigger, too, but I feel like cutting down to 136 is an advantage for me, because I can recover a lot better than he does.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What do you make of these issues surrounding UFC 214’s Renan Barao vs. Aljamain Sterling fight?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/2\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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