Aljamain Sterling delivered a dominant efficiency in opposition to former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega within the UFC Shanghai co-main occasion.
It was all Sterling by the primary 10 minutes because the ‘Funk Grasp’ busted up Ortega’s lead leg and led the dance. Sadly, the struggle did not ship a lot in the way in which of fireworks, prompting the reside crowd in China to voice their displeasure following the second stanza.
Possible down 20-18 after two, Ortega tried to select up the tempo within the third, although his output nonetheless paled compared to the previous bantamweight champion.
With the struggle getting away from Ortega, Sterling secured his first takedown of the struggle within the fourth, working ‘T-Metropolis’ to the mat with a minute to go. Sterling unleashed a flurry of strikes simply earlier than the bell, placing up means up on the scorecards forward of the fifth and last spherical.
Along with his again in opposition to the wall, Ortega landed a giant proper hand that had Sterling backpedaling with simply over two minutes to go within the struggle. Nonetheless, Ortega’s aggression allowed Sterling to vary ranges and take ‘T-Metropolis’ to the mat with 60 seconds to go. Aljo’ proceeded to tee off on Ortega with time ticking down, securing a clear sweep and his largest featherweight win but.
Official End result: Aljamain Sterling def. Brian Ortega through unanimous choice (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).
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