Ahead of his return to action in December, former bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling has come under fire from fans and critics across social media, after the Uniondale native played up his chances of handing the undisputed featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria his first professional loss.
Sterling, who currently holds the number nine rank at the featherweight limit, is slated to make his sophomore outing at the weight limit at UFC 310 in December, taking on surging Russian challenger, Movsar Evloev in a high-stakes pairing.
And making his divisional debut at UFC 300 earlier this annum, Sterling, a former undisputed bantamweight titleholder turned in a one-sided unanimous decision win over perennial contender, Calvin Kattar.