{"id":460891,"date":"2022-10-19T14:19:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T21:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=460891"},"modified":"2022-10-19T14:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T21:19:41","slug":"aljamain-sterling-provides-clarity-on-his-statements-about-andrew-tate-ahead-of-ufc-280-return-why-would-i-ever-blame-the-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/aljamain-sterling-provides-clarity-on-his-statements-about-andrew-tate-ahead-of-ufc-280-return-why-would-i-ever-blame-the-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Aljamain Sterling provides clarity on his statements about Andrew Tate ahead of UFC 280 return: &#8220;Why would I ever blame the victim?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has provided clarity on his comments about Andrew Tate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Funk Master&#8217; returns this weekend at UFC 280 against <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/tj-dillashaw\/\">T.J. Dillashaw<\/a>. The bout will be his first since his rematch with Petr Yan in April. In that outing, Sterling used his wrestling and grappling to ensure a split-decision victory to retain his title.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his return in Abu Dhabi, the bantamweight champion met up with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/aljamain-sterling\/aljamain-sterling-becomes-public-enemy-number-one-on-twitter-after-sharing-pictures-with-andrew-tate\/\">Andrew Tate<\/a>. The former kickboxing champion has found life in a second career as a controversial internet star. For his controversial stances and comments about women, he&#8217;s been banned from several platforms.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, the UFC fighter was bashed by several fans online upon seeing their meeting. In response, Sterling fired off a series of tweets defending Tate. Many fans and media members felt that the bantamweight champion was victim-blaming in several of his tweets.<\/p>\n<p>Now, at UFC 280 media day, Aljamain Sterling has provided clarity on his previous tweets. The bantamweight champion made it clear that he&#8217;s not someone who blames victims of sexual assault. Sterling made reference to his mother and sisters, and how he would never tell them it&#8217;s their fault in a similar instance.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the bantamweight champion concluded that people today are too quick to judge, rather than analyze what a person is saying.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-442930 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aljamain-Sterling-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aljamain Sterling\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aljamain-Sterling-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aljamain-Sterling-1-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"AYyySj\">\u201cSo I quote-tweeted somebody that said what everybody else was saying that they were coming down on me for and I was agreeing with the tweet,\u201d Sterling said. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018You\u2019re right. I 100 percent agree with you that Andrew Tate should not ever say it is the responsibility of a victim.\u2019 So people that were coming at me were completely wrong and I was trying to explain that you misread the tweet and then they would show me the same tweet and I would say you\u2019re not understanding what I\u2019m saying. You\u2019re misreading the tweet because I\u2019m quoting and I\u2019m agreeing, I am on your side.&#8221; (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/10\/19\/23412582\/aljamain-sterling-clarifies-andrew-tate-tweets-i-never-victim-blamed-anybody\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>MMAFighting<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p id=\"l1er9o\">\u201cI have 14-plus sisters, I love my mom. I would never tell my mom that if anything like that happened to them that \u2018It\u2019s your fault.\u2019 That\u2019s just the craziest thing to ever say to anybody. That\u2019s like, if you\u2019re in the hood, and you\u2019re walking down a nice neighborhood or something and you\u2019re a person of color and you get shot because you have a hoodie on that I\u2019m telling you it\u2019s your fault because you\u2019re walking down the street. That doesn\u2019t even make any sense. Why would I ever blame the victim? It\u2019s the person that\u2019s not taking the time to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"rrdipH\">He concluded, \u201c&#8230;I think people are really crazy and I think that\u2019s the problem with the world today. We are so quick to condemn people instead of actually giving people a chance to reason and analyze what people are saying versus assuming and just making a judgment and being completely wrong. That\u2019s just the world that we live in today. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to change anytime soon. With that said, hopefully, T.J. Dillashaw moves the needle this weekend at UFC 280.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think about Aljamain Sterling&#8217;s comments? Sound off in the comment section below PENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has provided clarity on his comments about Andrew Tate. &#8216;Funk Master&#8217; returns this weekend at UFC 280 against T.J. Dillashaw. The bout will be his first since his rematch with Petr Yan in April. 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