"I've been with the company since 2014, been calling my shot, defending the belt the most in the bantamweight division. Give me my f--ing shot. I deserve a shot at the title, OG vs OG. I'm smarter than all these dumb motherf--ers out there... Diego Lopes gets a f--ng rematch, and he goes out there and fights worse after actually doing decent in the first fight."
"You want to give me Yair Rodriguez? I'll fight him. You want to give me Jean Silva? I'll fight him. You gonna give me Youssef Zalal? I'll fight him. I've never turned down anybody. These guys have asked me for opponents who I want to fight, and then they give me somebody complete opposite. Because they want to see me lose."
Aljamain Sterling secured a wrestling victory over former UFC champion Benson Henderson at RAF 6 and subsequently called for a featherweight title opportunity against Alexander Volkanovski. Sterling criticized Diego Lopes' performance in his title rematch against Volkanovski at UFC 325, highlighting poor tactical execution. Sterling emphasized his lengthy tenure with the UFC since 2014 and his record of title defenses in the bantamweight division. He expressed willingness to face featherweight contenders including Yair Rodriguez, Jean Silva, and Youssef Zalal. Sterling maintains he has never declined fights and believes the UFC deliberately offers him unfavorable matchups to engineer his defeat. His record includes a bantamweight title win via disqualification against Petr Yan in 2021, three title defenses, and a loss to Sean O'Malley in 2023 before moving to featherweight.
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