Aljamain Sterling WANTS ALL THE SMOKE ... telling TMZ Sports he deserves first crack at T.J. Dillashaw's vacated UFC bantamweight title -- and FLEXING at his competition.
"It's obviously unfortunate for [T.J.]. But his misfortunes are now my fortunes," Funkmaster says.
Of course, Dillashaw announced he gave up the title Wednesday morning after testing positive for a banned substance following his January fight (and loss) with flyweight champ Henry Cejudo.
As for talk that Henry should get the shot to come up in weight and fight for T.