Aljamain Sterling is done being a people pleaser.
The eighth ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight has had a rough go inside the Octagon as of late. The first loss of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career came at the hands of Bryan Caraway. “The Funk Master” lost the fight by split decision.
Sterling then suffered his second defeat via another split decision. This time it was Raphael Assuncao who earned the nod. Sterling recently made an appearance on MMA Junkie Radio. He revealed his belief that trying to cater to a fighting style that the fans and the media like may have contributed to the losses:
“I’m not really a strike-heavy kind of guy, but I kind of let the media and fans play too much into my fight style preference for that fight, and I wanted to prove a point that I could stand up with anybody if I chose to. I definitely did show some good glimpses of what I’m capable of doing in the training room. But, yeah, I had the media and fans get to me a little bit, and I tried to be more of a stand-up boxer. That’s not my thing, man.”
