Midnight Mania! Sterling To Wipe His Ass With ‘Paper Champ’ Yan

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Aljamain Sterling is on one hell of a tear. “The Funkmaster” has won five straight bouts over high-quality competition, showcasing consistent improvement. In his last bout, Sterling faced one of his division’s fastest-rising new contenders in Cory Sandhagen, strangling the expert kickboxer in less than 90 seconds (WATCH IT).

Sterilng is ranked No. 2 at 135-pounds, and most would agree he’s the most deserving contender for Petr Yan’s first title defense. However, UFC President Dana White remains hesitant to confirm Sterling as the next fighter in line.

As such, Sterling has gone on the offensive online, doing his best to create some hype for his potential showdown with “No Mercy.”

Sterling wrote, “Paper Yan is a paper champion. His resume is single ply, too thin to even wipe my ass with it. Hasn’t beaten a single guy in the top five. So you know I’m coming on that [peach emoji ]no tissues….pause!”

Beyond the bathroom trash talk, Yan vs. Sterling is simply a fight that makes a lot of sense. Sterling has merit to his argument that Yan has yet to face a fighter currently ranked in the top five, even if Jose Aldo did show his excellent in his losing effort to Yan. Sterling has wins over two top five opponents, and he’s also perhaps the biggest wrestling threat to Yan at 135 lbs.

If the two do face off, who ya’ got?

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Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.