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Aljamain Sterling disses 'hurt' Raphael Assuncao in back-and-forth Twitter war

No stranger to using social media as a tool to acquire fights, No. 5-ranked UFC bantamweight contender and recent free agent, Aljamain Sterling, is once again up to his old tricks.

"The Funk Master" is bringing the heat, launching verbal shots the way of oft-injured Brazilian, Raphael Assuncao, via his Twitter account over the last week, saying he's "game" for a No. 1 contender fight.

However, things got ugly in a hurry after both Raphael, and now older brother Junior, retaliated by questioning the American's credibility and four-fight win streak.