Aljamain Sterling Talks Dana White Comments, Sean O’Malley, More | The MMA Hour
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Aljamain Sterling discusses his UFC 292 performance, why he plans to take a break, his sense of relief after the title loss, who should Sean O’Malley fight next, if he would fight at featherweight, Dana White’s recent comments, Mike Grundy at Polaris, and more.
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Wow! The comments here are night and day compared to instagram. I have no idea what’s going on there haha but thank you guys for showing some love!
It's real easy for everybody that COULD NEVER see you for 1 min in an octagon to hate on you champ... Keep your head up and enjoy yourself!
Half the people on IG can't read or write. Unless it's a popup book.
Man... I didn't understand you until this interview. You remind me of a more successful version of me. The one thing I think you showed here was vulnerability and some of your insecurities, thought processes, and dreams. I'm a psychology nerd, and I think there are one or two little things that popped through here. Talking about wanting to enjoy life and the pressure of being a company man... That hits home for a lot of us even in our 9-5s (lol we never get that ppv money though). We're roughly the same age ( early 30s), and in a different life I can see us having some pretty "narly" convos enjoying some herb, talking about sports and discussing life. I think Dana got one thing right: You're cool in person. Just be that person. Anytime you feel that pressure welling up inside to be entertaining for the fans or people please (perhaps bc of all of the deep internal things you notice and feel insecure about, but maybe not), just let it go, and be Aljo. It's ok to say the authentic things, it resonates even if it seems like the wrong things or not "company man" things to say, just look at Sean Strickland. Lol he should have been canceled a long time ago, but somehow him owning that he feels like a POS that is lucky to just be sparring, alive, and not addicted to pills and in found him a fan base.
Or something like that. Haha take what I said with a grain of salt, I am a random on the internet after all. One day I'll have a podcast that talks about alot of this kinda stuff (and I genuinely love people, I can tell you do too). Ig you could call it my personal title journey. If I ever get the number of viewers that would tempt a UFC champ I'll reach out, reguardless you made a fan. Wish you the best. We get max 100 years on this crazy rock if we are lucky. Enjoy life and your vacation. Bless.
Your a legend mate
Aloha from.hawaii champ
If Izzy gets a rematch I dont understand why Sterling wouldnt..
You UNDERSTAND why ( Dana White Privilege ), you just don't AGREE with it ( neither do most of us ).
Dana doesn't want this kid as the champ, simple as that.
I can help you understand. Izzy has 2 times as many title defenses as aljo had, and aljo isn’t nearly as big of a star. If you did a poll to every ufc fan on which rematch you’d rather see it would be 90% Strickland vs Izzzy compared to 10% O’Malley vs Aljo. I think aljo deserve a rematch but I just can’t stand how people act like it’s the most insane thing that Izzy would get a rematch and aljo wouldn’t . I could probably name like 10 more reasons. It’s just not a good comparison. Izzy has done much more in his division than aljo has, Izzy is a more exciting fighter, Izzy has more fans, Izzy’s beaten more top level guys, Izzy has been in bigger fights, has brought the company much more money, Izzy fights more consistently. I could name more things but these are just all off the top of my head.. And like I said I do believe Aljo deserves a rematch but I don’t think it’s unanimous
because he doesnt generate money
You must not understand much then.
I find myself becoming more and more of an Aljo fan after each interview and podcast he’s funny intelligent and real and speaks so well and just a good dude! Much respect to this champion of a man and class act.
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I kinda hope he stays this way. I swear every time i see an interview or clip of him hes acting completely different
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@@agegarret7036 I've been a fan of his since the pedro fight and I can promise you he has always been like this the media only wanted to show one side not to mention everyone was against him for something that wasn't even his fault
Hell yeah... Aljo is solid 👍
Crazy how much the UFC disrespect this man! Seems a nice guy and deserves more respect. Dana has his tongue firmly up zero personality O'Malleys ring
Part of omalleys draw is that his personality and genuineness resonate with a lot of ppl. Agree with everything else you said though
@Puncherschance24 he doesn't have much of a personality I think, I think he's popular because of how he looks and his knockout ability mainly
LMao
He’s a nice guy now that he ate a big slice of humble pie
Problem is O'Malley says some ridiculous things at times and is really just an overgrown child. Not really a fan of Aljo but thehunt is right, Dana gives breaks to O'Malley, Paddy, and recently Grasso@@Puncherschance24
man what a great interview, much respect to aljo. rooting for him from now on, one of the most underrated resumes ever in the history of fighting.
Yea, his Oscar worthy performance to get the belt, the split decision rematch when Yan’s entire team wasn’t allowed to enter the country, beating a 1-armed TJ, and then beating Henry after he had been inactive for 3 years (also a split decision).
Legendary.
@@YourUpperLip1hatin ass
@@YourUpperLip1 grow up and realize that him taking that dq win was the best thing for his career, it gave him so much money and higher stakes for his next fight + ppv points. they don’t fight just to entertain, they have lives and families to maintain so get a grasp of it.
i actually believe that yan beat him in the rematch, but still, it was a close fight and aljo had a gameplan. tj chose his own fate lol that’s not up to aljo. the henry win should’ve been unanimous lol but judges are usually on crack.
and even before the gold, aljo has great wins under his belt, so put some respect on his name.
also, “split decision” means jackshit most of times lol. sandhagen vs chito was a split decision and it was the clearest of whitewashes in the history of whitewashes. something being unanimous or split just depends on the judge’s pov so forget that as an argument.
when he drops the cringe, he is alright
Great dude. So smart. Been through soooo much that nobody gives him credit for. He and his crew are just normal dudes, talk good smack to each other, work hard, thats it. Its going to be interesting what he does outside of fighting (speaker, analyst, business, etc). Great champ. All class. The haters are just weirdos. Enjoy vacation champ💪🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks man!
@@FunkMasterUFC keep it funky brother
@@FunkMasterUFCwe used to talk on Facebook years ago & met you in Liverpool UFC till v Wonderboy sound guy 👍
@FunkMasterUFC keep doing well man I feel very strongly u got this rhe next one
💯 this comment. Such a level headed, decent human being- I don’t get the hate.
Aljo... a gnarly white boy here lol... All joking aside much respect you had crazy turn arounds in your recent fights and you deserve a nice long vacation. The ufc did you dirty multiple times making you fight though you werent close to 100%. I also respect the fact you dont wanna fight your friend. Your a class act brother have a wonder vaction
It's crazy how it took seeing him lose and how he handled it for people to like this man. He was a great champ, one of the best in his division's history and a better person
It's not crazy at all. Aljo won the belt using his acting skills, not his fighting skills. So, of course, people greatly disliked him.
@@SensationsRim and then he beat the same person and won against two former champs.. not to mention he had already beaten Cory as well. He was beating the best competition out there and not turning down challenges
@@SensationsRimwas he acting when he choked out Cory in less than half a round?
@@mariogcgbarguably lost to yan
beat a washed up one armed dillashaw
went to hard decision against triple C who was retired for 3 years
I mean he's also one of the *only* champs in his division's history lol
Dudes still dazed thinking his head didn’t bounce off the ground when he lost, it definitely did a few times.
no
thank you lol i thought i was the only one who seen his limp body hitting the ground
It was when he was KO’D lol
Most underrated champion. Dude was in the running for bantamweight goat. At a time when the division was and still is a veritable shark tank.
Underrated? He won the belt by a horrible act job and hasn’t had a good victory. He is boring to watch and literally relies on the grounded opponent rule. Lol
@@joemomma707 ok
@@joemomma707Your comment literally proves their point.
his comment literally explain what i wrong with him and his fights@@FightXScience-wh6kx
@@FightXScience-wh6kx was gonna say...but I've found that arguing with a casual brings us all down...best to just say "ok" and move on with one's life. Cheers.
Listening to this proves that Aljo doesn't have a champion mindset, he's not that guy, he's lucky to have ever held the belt in the first place.
Aljo mauls your father
While you have a profile picture of a man who has never been champion 🤣
Aljo vs T-City could be a good introduction fight for him at 145. Grappling level would be pretty crazy, I can see some great exchanges in that one
That would be a great fight i think he could beat tcity but i think he struggles against alot of the other 45ers
Respect Aljo… prove em wrong again💯
Lmao!!!! He is a clown
Facts! Go up to FW and try to nut hug Volko. Volk would have killed Islam in a fight to the death. Islam BARELY got out of that fight. Sterling gets destroyed. Look what happened when he couldn’t get his takedowns. Like a baby, totally helpless to a well-rounded fighter.
Hahahahahaha no way
how he took this loss made me a big fan
I liked when he got ko’d to 🤩
@@mikedisalvo1479 what about when he schooled an Olympic gold medalist on grappling? that was pretty impressive. he's definitely got a champion mentality imho.
@@roseoverdose6451 Henry is old and retired O’Malley would have ko’d him in a minute
@@mikedisalvo1479 yea, sure. you know you can be a fan of both right? you wouldn't be cheating on your boyfriend O'Malley.
This dude has inspired me more after a loss than most do after a win, plus he surfs too?! Much respect Aljo!
Getting ko’d is super inspiring 🤩😂
I dont see how surfing gets respect
If you were from Long Island you’d know surfing is big there. It isn’t just a west coast or Florida thing Brodie lol
I wish Merab had some self respect. Aljo talks about him like he’s his son and he’ll be up after that. So corny
Sterling deserves the damn rematch….O’Malley himself called him the greatest Bantamweight Champion of all time so with an accolade like that he’s obviously deserving….BUT THEY ALL KNOW what the likely outcome of that would be…like Aljo said 9/10 times !!!!
Respect to Sterling with his positive outlook following the loss. If Merab deserves the next shot, Sterling should have fought him instead of giving the title shot to Sean O’Malley.
You still ain't figuring out this guy doesn't have the ability to do that? They screw him over because they give that option to people they want to give it to
@@thaterasoundyou’re not wrong but al jo said he will never fight merab lmao
imagine thinking that Aljo told Dana who he was gonna fight 😂
The UFC would never in a million years even think of matching up nate and nick diaz. If these two view each other as brothers, I don't see the difference
Once a champ always a champ. Rooting for you Aljo.
Haha
you're a fair weather friend
you'd sell him and anyone out at the drop of a hat
no one wants a friend like that
He needs to give Shawn credit for sticking to his game plan and getting him frustrated to rush the shot. He says he was just running around, but that's his game. Changing stances and keeping the distance.
did you see the fight, and he has given Sean plenty of credit for taking advantage of his mistake in over extending. One thing he wasn't was frustrated at Sean's movement, if he anything he felt he had him down and misjudged it. Sera told him to go and get Sean so he ramped up his attack and got sloppy..he never took anything away from your boi
@@angelobowie6880 Exactly.
Honestly generated a tremendous amount of respect for sterling after this interview. Just seeing how he thinks, his personality, and what he said about Dana really made me like him a lot more.
you're a fair weather friend
you'd sell him and anyone out at the drop of a hat
no one wants a friend like that
Man...the more I see Aljo, the more I like him. He has a maturity way beyond his years...he has a great take on life and MMA. This is the kind of guy who will be successful at other things way beyond MMA. The skills he learned in MMA are definitely transferable to other spheres of life. And I'm not saying he's finished as an MMA fighter. And he's right...that was a very quick call in his last fight. Wouldn't be surprised if he won the rematch but UFC will probably never let that happen... they really did want Sean to be champion after all.
Aljo is a great guy but I sometimes question if he gives the same energy Merab gives him.. he said he would go up regardless win or lose to let Merab fight next.. Merab is steady talking about putting his prime to the side to let Aljo shine… I’ve never heard Aljo say or attempt to put his title aspirations to the side to give his friend a shot at glory.. great guy anyway just feel like he needs to be fair to Merab
Regular monkey behavior
Aljo doesn’t get the respect he deserves. He’s always been a respectable, well spoken, amazing fighter to watch. His physique is just as good as any professional athlete. He deserves more credit; and less hate.
This guy has made me a fan!!! He made no excuses he said I made a mistake but no excuses!! He got a new fan!!!!
Merab would be champ rn if he didn’t listen to Aljo. Aljo isn’t your coach or manager. He’s a training partner if that. Usman and Gilbert were cool but they set that aside and fought.
Merab never had a remote chance of getting a title shot until very recently. Wtf you talking about?
Fans want to be apart of a champion’s journey.. they want to relate..that’s why they are fans of certain fighters. Ppl couldn’t get with Aljo when he won the belt via dq.. but the minute he lost, he immediately became relatable again
This interview just made me glad that Aljo isn't champ anymore. He literally has an excuse after every single fight, even when he wins, he always has something to point out, no matter how minimal it is and then he'll go on to say "I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses" as he makes excuses...
I feel for aljo because I think he's hit the prime plateau.. but man I predict a few A.A meetings in this mans future by the way he talks about "Adult Beverages" guy literally talks about drinking like it's his ultimate happy place
As a former Aljo hater, this new Aljo is what he always should of been. Just himself not the fake weird guy
Yo Aljo. Thanks for working sooo hard, more than almost anyone will ever understand. Respect. If/when you come to LaLa again, happy to meet you wherever to try that nice new Rum! (And see how cool you reeeaaallly are in person:) If it’s any good, put me down for a bottle or 2!
UFC plays favorites. After Conor got cleanly KOd in the 2nd DP fight he got the immediate rematch for the trilogy.
But Aljo defended his belt twice & can’t get a rematch…
Lmao so everyone forgot about his last legitimate win being against Cory?? He acted to get the DQ and the belt, he won a split decision rematch when Yan’s entire team couldn’t enter the country, he beat TJ who shouldn’t have even been allowed to fight with 1 arm, and then he beat Henry after he hadn’t fought in 3 years…. But somehow all of a sudden he has a GOAT level resume? Stop it.
He beat Yan twice, TJ, and Cejudo. All of those were legit wins
I hope Aljo has finally won the crowd.
Aljo went face first and kissed the canvas
Bro, go after Max. He's a big name & at Featherweight if u can somehow beat Max u can't be denied a title shot. Problem is that it's Max & u could be eating shots for 5 rounds, esp Aljo who sometimes slows down & Max has great TD defense. Plus Aljo won't be the bigger & stronger guy which was advantageous at '35 when it came to wrestling smaller guys at '35 like Henry. So maybe try Ortega, high ranking, lay off & possibly rusty & he welcomes the grappling arts.
He goes ahead and plays along with the UFCs game in being the “heel”, stays active, delivered dominant performances, nine fight winning streak including four title defenses, but somehow isn’t warranted a rematch. Although Izzy and Valentina are rewarded with one makes zero sense and shows Dana’s White privilege all over again.
Nah man, after Sean and Chido - Aljo deserves the rematch. UFC better not do this man dirty.
Dude literally kissed the canvas & he’s saying he didn’t get knocked out lol
Been a huge Aljo fan since he won by DQ! Sounds weird, but I felt for him after getting blasted by that knee and then the fans. Very introspective guy that in my opinion is easy to root for.
True he shouldn’t have been blasted as much as he was for that, no way he faked it intentionally just to win by dq, it was petersyans fault
@@smoshcom100no he clearly faked it to win the belt i’m not denying his resume after but let’s not change history
Aljo is awesome! (most) MMA FANS ARE THE WORST and trashiest in sports... Lol all the comments of "Aljos a pretty cool guy!" Lol AFTER he loses lol these fans are clowns he's been the same guy hope Aljo comes back and wins the belt and fights his fight next time instead of giving the corny fans an exiting fight and risking it. 🔥🔥🔥💯
We have the most toxic and casual fanbase out of any sport and organisation out there
I see where you’re coming from, but him making more fans after a loss isn’t really a bad thing. He had a great speech after the loss. It endeared people to him. His next fight those new fans will want to watch. All in all a good thing.
@@-Kreger- That's fair if there's a genuine appreciation of how he took the loss, that's part of why I'm a fan he's a cool guy who doesn't gripe and cry just keeps pushing, but there's definitely been a pattern of fans hating on a fighter then all of a sudden when he loses the fans say he's not such a bad guy after all lol like he's changed or something... Lol it's like these corny fans are just relieved he lost, unless it's genuine I see it too often, Aljos never been a bad guy.
@@Jesse-vj3xu I hear ya man. Just tossing out a different perspective. I’m a fan of aljo as well. Hope he gets the break he needs. Look forward to his next fight.
I amI impressed to see Ariel not cave in and say Alejo deserves a rematch at the end of pod. He has some backbone I wasn’t aware of.
Those who say "I'm becoming Aljo's fan now and he's this and that"" are actually the worst fans, and they're the type of fans who buy paddy's weg, fanvoys rather than fighting fans.
Also is great champion
Class act, fan for life.
Welcome to the suga show
I'm an Aljo hater like most UFC fans but if he was always like this it would be so much easier to like him. He's usually very good in interviews but this one was even better than most.
Great interview, much respect to Aljamain. Love that he was advocating for Merab as well.
He shouldnt compare himself with Izzy or Olivera. It wasnt a burnout. He got you with movement and you couldnt handle it.
The Valentina Grasso fight question is why nobody likes this dude. He really thinks he is amongst the greats
Never understood the hate on this guy! Great champ
With some voice training he has potential in media as a good heel.
Aljamain Sterling vs Max Holloway 2024!
Brother your head bounced at least 5 times😂
Aljamain Sterling vs Max Holloway 2024!
Enjoy the fruits of your labor champ! You deserve it.
Dana seeing a payday because of the good story line. Two friends have to fight each other. Every time Dana thinks of aljo is like he's loosing money 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
aljo trying to bait ariel in saying he'd prefer omalley v sterling 2 is just halarious
I’ve found myself as an Aljo fan. I hope he “picks himself up by his bootstraps” (as Michael Chandler would say) and he succeeds. I like Suga as well, but my money was on Aljo. Suga had a phenomenal night that will be remembered for a long time… saying that, if Aljo gets a rematch, that fight will go differently
Aljo is a classy dude, very humble champ! I do disagree with him on the finish, he was getting beat on pretty good when it was stopped. No reason for him to take a few more shots from Sean to call it.
Shows your what a heavy obligation there is on some champs who are forced into being active
Never heard a champion give so many excuses. Just say you underestimated Sean, we don't need to hear a documentary lol. The more he talks the more it seems like he didn't want to be the Champ anymore and is playing the victim. Smh
Aljo is a Flipping an Amazing Person... I'm Certain he will get it back!!! Go Aljo! Great Interview
This is making me a Sterling fan. Wasn't against him, just not one of my tops. What a good outlook without whining. He owned it.
Damn, he was pretty sad at the end of the interview asking about the rematch. Such a brutal sport. He of course deserves a rematch, but they just dont like him. Which is wild.
Hope the hate for this man finally stops now, Such a good and genuine dude
Call it whatever you'd like Pal'Jo... when you land face first on a canvas, without your hands even breaking your fall, that's your lights going out.. now did your face hitting the canvas wake you up? Sure.. think I'd call that a starching sir Co'Main
Aljo is a bad ass. Such a stud in victory or defeat... much respect to him
You guys are crazy, I’m blown away at how good this guy is at unintentionally being unlikable while still trying so hard to get people to like him
Aljo is a legend, always has been always will be! love from the uk and hoping he gets that belt back!
Aldjo made a good point about the wwe. Ufc needs to concéntrate on what made it great. Have the Best fight the best
When Aljo is actually himself, he's likeable. He's growing on me. I wish he'd be himself more often.
Never listened to Aljamain before but this interview was impressive! Kudos to Aljamain & Ariel
Nothing but respect for Aljo
Aljo is actually a really cool dude.
Sean got aljo thinking about estate planning 😂
Valentina did not get screwed, she did not do enough to win the belt. It is dumb for people to say that they do not mine the draw but the 10-8 makes it a robbery. That makes no sense. The 10-8 wasn't correct in my opinion but depending on the way Mike Bell saw it, could be the situation and the same ref that stopped Aljo would have definitely stopped Valentina in the fifth round.
Aljo’s a good dude. He should join PFL. Eff the UFC.
Mma is the only sport where stars are born for losing big fights- it’s wierd but kind of cool how much stock us fans put in someone handling defeat like a classy G
Aljo coping so hard😂😂😂
how
@@Groovy-GG"I wasnt well-rested, I wasn't knocked out, lucky shot; even Izzy burnt out, I needed a vacation etc etc "
I apprectiate the honesty from him saying he just wanted to get it over with. I bet fighters feel that way allllllll the time and never say it....
I don't drink but I'm gonna get my mom some Funk Harbor for the holidays🤙 When I was a teen I always knew there was Rum in the kitchen when I saw that name brand Ice Cold Refreshing Coca in the Fridge or on the counter. The fresh lime was the 💯 give away. I always had to get my sip😁
Haha my man!
I respect his candidness
it was early stoppage by Goddard ref, funkmaster would come back in that fight, much love to Aljo
Honestly if Aljo don't get the rematch it should be Merab just rank alone🤷🏿♂️
Its funny how once he lossed and stopped pretending im clicking on his interviews and watching the WHOLE thing.
The funk master man this guy is such a great dude
Great champ! Hope he comes back better.
Aljo ain't gotta explain himself. These casual MMA "fans" will never understand what it's like to be in the position of a pro fighter, especially at the magnitude of the UFC. It frustrates the hell out of me when I see stupid comments being made about fighters on the daily, but I just gotta remind myself that these people are either trolls or just not educated enough.
Aljo is a god kid! Good on him for being open about the loss
Aljo is a real dude. He came back and beat Yan. Case closed I see him doing same with O malley. Sandhagen will be his biggest obstacle to Title. All Longos fighters are solid more so good human beings. AIjo def qualifys.
Sterling✨️ is in a great state of mind! You won in the end 💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
Aljamain Sterling vs Max Holloway!
Bro, I’m sorry with respect you cashed out your own bill. I’m not in your position so I don’t really know, but do what you do make your money bro.
You're a great fighter, role model and you seem like a genuine good dude, why you ever got hate to begin with is baffling, o malley is a clown, i hope you come back and claim that belt once more.
can we get some timestamps?
Uuuuh Aljamain is in trouble now after that Dana rant.
Aljo getting way too much credit for taking the loss well. He had handled it well on the mic post fight but since then he’s pretty much called it a fluke and early stoppage every time there’s been a camera infront of him
Also complained about Sean not being a good role model becuase of tattoos, weed and hair style. Made every excuse and what if possible
Fluke title run is over and I’m so happy.
I want the Rematch with Sean not Cheeto
Crazy how this barely has any dislikes now that he's no longer champ.
When does he talk about Sean
The jacket is not a story line!!! 😅but it’s good to add to the actual story
It’s not hard to see you guys are not seeing it Dana from Boston O’Malley is a Irish last name Boston’s an Irish town or Irish American through the type of loyalty and money to be made. They invested in Omelly so you got cut out of the deal they fit the game so that you lose or have a higher chance of losing that American business
This Guy was a great champion
WAS HAHAHAHAHAHA WELCOME TO THE SUGA SHOW