Overview
- Sterling defeated Benson Henderson at RAF 6 in Tempe with a third-round tech fall, marking his first competition since beating Brian Ortega in August.
- He called for a shot at champion Alexander Volkanovski and blasted Diego Lopes receiving a rematch, arguing his own resume warrants priority.
- The former bantamweight titleholder alleged UFC matchmakers under Hunter Campbell give him unfavorable opponents and “want to see me lose.”
- His featherweight run includes wins over Calvin Kattar and Ortega and a loss to Movsar Evloev, who faces Lerone Murphy on March 21 in London in a bout widely viewed as a title eliminator.
- Sterling says he will fight Yair Rodriguez, Jean Silva, or Youssef Zalal or serve as a backup for UFC London, though he claims he has heard Silva could get that standby role.