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Johnny Eduardo vows to break Aljamain Sterling’s jaw ‘like I did to Eddie Wineland’

Johnny Eduardo scored one of the best knockouts of the year in 2014, and wants to steal the show against Aljamain Sterling.

Sidelined for over a year due to injuries, the Nova Uniao bantamweight takes on the undefeated Serra Jiu-Jitsu prospect in the preliminary portion of Thursday’s UFC Fight Night 80, and feels happy to be back in action facing another top ranked opponent.

"I’m excited with this opportunity to fight another top 10," Eduardo told MMAFighting.com. "He’s a good fighter, but his best part is his mouth. He talks a lot. He knows how to sell and promote a fight, different than other fighters.