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Aljamain Sterling

(1989) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

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If you’re a top‑10 fighter you should be paid what you deserve, he says. He talks about using MMA to lift his own life, his family’s, and to prove his strength, speed, and unique persona. He also stresses fighting for a purpose and staying in the spotlight by meeting challenges head‑on.

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Aljamain Sterling is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Aljamain Sterling

Born: July 31, 1989
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Aljamain Sterling

American mixed martial artist (born 1989)... | Aljamain Antoine Sterling is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. Sterling is the first UFC champion to win a title by disqualification. He also

Quotes by Aljamain Sterling

I'm about fighting the best guys.

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I bring the funk. It's a different style.

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A lot of guys man, they are dull and dry.

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Petr Yan's a tough dude.

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I think flyweight has always been exciting.

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It's the fight game. I'm ready for everything.

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At the end of the day, I know I'm not Superman.

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Day

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Jose Aldo's a legend. He accomplished many great things in his lifetime.

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The mind has to be right and the work has to match the mind.

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I'm not about trying to hand pick my fights and tip toe around the competition.

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You cant really put a value on the UFC name. That alone has value in itself.

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Alone

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At the end of the day, I know what I bring to the table.

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I fight for people's entertainment, but at the same time that entertainment comes at a cost.

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Entertainment

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You gotta do what you gotta do to win, so I don't really get to play around as much.

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You can't keep a star from shining and my star's going to shine bright.

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Astronomy

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To be in the UFC and have the name but not the earnings, good for you, you get a hand clasp and…

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I've been the captain of my wrestling team, my college team, so to me, I've been in that leadership role for a…

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I tell myself, 'You're too fast, you're too strong, you're too quick. You can't be broken, you can't be beat. If you…

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If you're a top 10 guy you should pay a top 10 guy or even a top 5 guy what he deserves,…

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My comfortability is always going favor the grappling side, that's the path of least resistance. But, I don't need necessarily need to…

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You put me in there with anybody at '35 or '45, I get on your back, I take you down, it's going…

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People can say the media stuff drains you and everything, but you set everything up accordingly to the schedule.

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You only get 15 minutes to work and show your art and everything can you do. At the end of the day,…

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I'm like, 'Man, if I'm going to have this idle time, I might as well be in school, do something positive where…

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College

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Just like any other job, you want a raise you've got to put in the work and you've got to show that…

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It's a little bit of a shame when I see some fans saying, 'Can you do me a favor and not ask…

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At the end of the day, when you get a sponsor, it's a working relationship. So anyone I get involved with, I…

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Day

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When you look at the U.S., it's a little weird, man because we have so many other sports and other things that…

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Football

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I almost want to ask the judges, 'If you don't count leg kicks, if you don't count body kicks, why not?' So…

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Body

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I had to learn to toughen up and fend for myself. You'd think when you have a lot of brothers and sisters,…

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Brotherhood

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MMA is not one of those up and down basketball seasons where you have a ton of games and you can still…

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If you don't know what the hell the martial arts are, why are you a judge?

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Art

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I've got personality. And I can actually fight. I think that combination alone sells.

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Alone

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You show your teeth more when you show what you're made of and your heart.

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Heart

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I lost as amateur, I lost a bunch of times as a wrestler, and you always come back.

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At the end of the day, Cejudo's a tough competitor but I think he's a flyweight.

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I think I bring a different flavor to the game, both inside and outside the Octagon.

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I'm in this to change my life, to change my fortunes. I'm not in there to just fight for free.

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Change

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I always felt like the UFC brass kind of had it out for me.

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I like to put my money where my mouth is and go out there and perform and do what I gotta do.

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Aljamain Sterling by topic

Wrestling (38) Fight (14) Sports (11)