{"id":40545,"date":"2026-09-17T05:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T05:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Aljamain-Sterling-wants-Jean-Silva-fight-to-decide-UFC-No-1-contender-202840"},"modified":"2026-09-17T05:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T05:56:43","slug":"aljamain-sterling-wants-jean-silva-fight-to-decide-ufc-no-1-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/aljamain-sterling-wants-jean-silva-fight-to-decide-ufc-no-1-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"Aljamain Sterling wants Jean Silva fight to decide UFC No. 1 contender"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Aljamain
\nSterling<\/a> wants to fight Jean Silva<\/a>
\nto determine the next challenger for
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> featherweight gold.<\/p>\n

Silva submitted Jose
\nDelgado<\/a> in the third round of the main event of
\nNoche UFC 4<\/a>, then called for a shot at the winner of the
\nupcoming Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a> vs. Movsar
\nEvloev<\/a> championship bout set to headline
\nUFC 333<\/a>. Sterling, however, believes Silva needs to go through
\nhim if he wants a title shot.<\/p>\n

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Aljamain Sterling proposes December showdown with Jean Silva in
\nUFC featherweight title race<\/h2>\n

Sterling, who has won his last bouts, had initially suggested a
\nNovember matchup with Silva at Madison Square Garden. The former
\nbantamweight champ is also open to fighting \u201cLord\u201d in December, so
\nthe latter has ample time to heal and prepare.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if it\u2019s a Fight Night, I don\u2019t give a f*ck,\u201d Sterling said on
\nhis YouTube channel. \u201cDecember, run that sh*t. Run that sh*t. Run
\nthat sh*t. All I\u2019m saying is, I want to give him the fair
\nopportunity to heal, be ready, be the best version of himself, and
\nI would love to have that fight. I want to fight the fights that
\nmake the most sense; the biggest names, the fights that get me
\nsomewhere. Not just taking random fights just to say I fought this
\nguy. Bro, I don\u2019t give a f*ck. I\u2019m 37. It\u2019s time to sh*t or get off
\nthe pot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sterling also believes the timing works well for the division,
\nparticularly with Volkanovski and Evloev scheduled to collide in
\nOctober.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, the most common-sense thing, in my personal opinion, is to let
\nus figure it out and see who wins,\u201d Sterling added. \u201cWe both stay
\nbusy, stay active and get a clear-cut No. 1 contender for the
\ntitle. I know they had the \u2018Beware of Dog\u2019 signs, but I got
\nsomething for that. I like to think my style is the ultimate
\nequalizer. Just like they talk about power, I got something
\nelse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sterling is coming off wins over Brian
\nOrtega<\/a> and Youssef
\nZalal<\/a>. He\u2019s now 3-1 since moving up to the featherweight
\ndivision, with his lone defeat at 145 pounds coming in a Fight of
\nthe Night against Evloev in 2024.<\/p>\n