{"id":37163,"date":"2026-03-12T00:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Aljamain-Sterling-to-face-surging-featherweight-contender-at-UFC-Fight-Night-274-200433"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:18:33","slug":"aljamain-sterling-to-face-surging-featherweight-contender-at-ufc-fight-night-274","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/aljamain-sterling-to-face-surging-featherweight-contender-at-ufc-fight-night-274\/","title":{"rendered":"Aljamain Sterling to face surging featherweight contender at UFC Fight Night 274"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAljamain Sterling is chasing title dreams at featherweight. |
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A featherweight clash with title implications is set for
\nUFC Fight Night 274<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ex-Champ vs. Rising Star<\/h2>\n

Ex-bantamweight champion Aljamain
\nSterling<\/a> will lock horns with the streaking Youssef
\nZalal<\/a> in a key 145-pound clash at UFC Fight Night 274. Multiple
\noutlets confirmed the pairing following an initial report<\/a> from Leo Guimaraes. UFC Fight Night 274
\ntakes place on April 25 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on
\nParamount+.<\/p>\n

Sterling, 36, is 2-1 since moving up from 135 pounds. \u201cFunk Master\u201d
\nis coming off a five-round verdict over Brian
\nOrtega<\/a> at UFC Shanghai in a bout that was moved to a
\ncatchweight after his opponent missed weight. Sterling\u2019s other
\nfeatherweight appearances include a victory over Calvin
\nKattar<\/a> and a loss to Movsar
\nEvloev<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zalal is in the midst of an eight-fight professional winning streak
\nthat includes five consecutive victories inside the Octagon. In his
\nmost recent outing, the 29-year-old known as \u201cThe Moroccan Devil\u201d
\nsubmitted Josh Emmett<\/a>
\nwith an armbar in the opening stanza at UFC 320 this past October. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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