Brian Ortega to fight Aljamain Sterling at catchweight
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but Aljamain Sterling was in survival mode down that stretch at UFC Shanghai. The former bantamweight champion captured a unanimous decision triumph over Brian Ortega, sweeping the scorecards with a trio of 50-45 tallies in Saturday’s co-main event at ...
On Saturday night, Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling are now set to compete at a catchweight of 153 pounds. Despite the promotion’s call to move the bout to being closer to a lightweight contest than a featherweight one, fans were still concerned for Ortega after he stepped on the scales.
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