On Tuesday, Sterling announced via Instagram that he underwent surgery for a ligament tear in his wrist. In his social media post, he also claims that the New York State Athletic Commission would not clear him for a rumored bout with Frankie Edgar at UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 2.
“For the last two years, I’ve been dealing with a scapholunate ligament tear in my wrist,” Sterling wrote. “Depending how bad you let the injury get (it) can weaken/affect your grip strength, reduces the weight you can lift, the pressure you can put on it, and over time gets extremely painful to do daily activities, like washing my back and my ass!