{"id":284666,"date":"2018-09-10T06:19:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T13:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284666"},"modified":"2018-09-10T06:19:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T13:19:20","slug":"after-kneebar-defeat-of-cody-stamann-aljamain-sterling-calls-for-fight-with-dominick-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/aljamain-sterling\/after-kneebar-defeat-of-cody-stamann-aljamain-sterling-calls-for-fight-with-dominick-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"After kneebar defeat of Cody Stamann, Aljamain Sterling calls for fight with Dominick Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC 228, long-time UFC bantamweight contender Aljamain Sterling continued to distance himself from a tough knockout loss to Marlon Moraes, submitting streaking prospect Cody Stamann with a crafty kneebar in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s just day Cody wasn\u2019t as flexible as Renan Barao tonight.\u201d Sterling told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/09\/aljamain-sterling-says-dominick-cruz-next-on-hit-list-ufc-228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a> of his big submission victory backstage at UFC 228. \u201cI heard his knee pop, and I thought he was going to fight through it. Because I know what it is, that outside ligament gets popped, the LCL, it might even be the PCL (or) ACL. Who knows? It\u2019s just one of those freaky submissions, man. It\u2019s a kneebar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having earned this impressive victory, Aljamain Sterling is now keen to take another big step up the ladder and cement himself as a top bantamweight contender. In his eyes, a fight with former champion Dominick Cruz would be a great opportunity to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a perfect world, Dominick Cruz gets it next,\u201d Sterling said. \u201cI take him out, submit my name as the next guy in line to challenge for the belt, and I think I\u2019ve got all the tools to become a world champion. I really do. I can strike with anybody, I think I\u2019m very hard to hit, you see the strike differential in offense and defense, and I\u2019m a nightmare on the ground. If I get these hooks in, if I get on your back, I\u2019m attacking submission after submission after submission. So off my back, on top, you pick your poison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Aljamain Sterling is keen on a fight with Dominick Cruz, we also know that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dominick-cruz\/dominick-cruz-marlon-moraes-and-raphael-assuncao-argue-their-cases-for-next-bantamweight-title-shot\/\">Cruz feels he deserves the next shot at UFC bantamweight TJ Dillashaw<\/a>. At this point, it&#8217;s hard to say whether he&#8217;ll accept anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Does a fight between Aljamain Sterling and Dominick Cruz interest you? 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