{"id":319822,"date":"2019-07-19T05:40:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T12:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=319822"},"modified":"2019-07-19T05:40:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T12:40:26","slug":"aljamain-sterling-questions-irrational-urijah-fabers-call-for-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/aljamain-sterling-questions-irrational-urijah-fabers-call-for-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Aljamain Sterling questions &#8216;irrational&#8217; Urijah Faber&#8217;s call for title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After stopping Ricky Simon in his comeback fight, Urijah Faber called for a title shot against UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo. While Faber is a big star, however, it&#8217;s inarguable that there are far more deserving contenders in the division at present \u2014 like Aljamain Sterling.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a recent episode of Submission Radio, Aljamain Sterling gave his thoughts on Faber&#8217;s proposed title shot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aljamain Sterling Rips Urijah Faber For Cejudo Callout, Wants Petr Yan For Interim Title\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awAoyWcRBcE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"gPKkXE\">\u201cI didn\u2019t think he\u2019d be that irrational to think that after coming out of retirement after such a long layoff and losing to a guy [Jimmie Rivera] that two guys ahead of him beat,\u201d Sterling said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700475\/morning-report-aljamain-sterling-says-irrational-urijah-faber-does-not-deserve-a-fifth-title-shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI just didn\u2019t think that made a ton of sense. I understand he\u2019s a legend and all that, he just has a huge following and what not, but let\u2019s be real here, the guy\u2019s had four title shots, and right now I don\u2019t think he\u2019s deserving of a fifth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it was a GSP and coming off of a big win, coming off of retiring from the belt like GSP has done in the past, and coming back and just wanting to fight for the belt immediately, it makes sense,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But Urijah\u2019s not that guy. So, it does not make any sense whatsoever. I think he\u2019s a huge draw in Sacramento, I don\u2019t know if everyone is\u2026 the thing about MMA fans is, what have you done for me lately? So, for him to be away for so long, come back with such a big win \u2013 don\u2019t get me wrong, it was a great performance on his part in terms of the finish, I just think there\u2019s a hierarchy now. He left the queue, and now he re-entered the queue. So, if he wants to come back and challenge for a world title, more power to him, but he\u2019s gonna have to do it on my terms and wait for the shit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite this wrinkle, Aljamain Sterling is confident he&#8217;ll eventually get his long-desired UFC title shot, one way or the other.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Vbr08Q\">\u201cAt the end of the day, I\u2019m not really worried,\u201d Sterling said. \u201cI\u2019ve got all the confidence in the world that things are gonna go accordingly and according to plan, and I\u2019ll be getting that long-awaited title shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/19\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After stopping Ricky Simon in his comeback fight, Urijah Faber called for a title shot against UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo. 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