After two consecutive split decision losses, bantamweight prospect Aljamain Sterling was finally able to break the skid. The number eight ranked 135-pounder scored a unanimous decision win over Augusto Mendes at the prelims of UFC on FOX 24 on Saturday night in Kansas City.
Sterling says his two previous defeats against Bryan Caraway and Raphael Assuncao respectively may have been a byproduct of the judges’ lack of understanding of the game, which pushed him to make changes on his approach on fighting.
“I realize judges don’t understand what the hell kicks are doing,” Sterling said in a post-fight media scrum.