Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling announced today that he is out of his fight with Movsar Evloev at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City due to injury.
Sterling announced the withdrawal on his YouTube channel.
“Alright guys unfortunately I have to break the news. I will no be competing in Salt Lake City at UFC 307,” Sterling said.
“In sparring I had an injury, not requiring surgery, but I was advised by the UFC medical staff that I will not be able to properly compete in this short of a turnaround.”
Sterling released footage of the injury on his YouTube channel.
Aljamain Sterling is OUT of #UFC307 due to injury. Aljo says UFC medical staff told him he wouldn’t be ready to “properly compete” by fight night.
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— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) September 18, 2024
“I did stem cells, I took time off, tried to rehab it as much as I can as best as I can with the PI team here,” he said.
“Unfortunately it’s out of my hands now. I apologize to Movsar and his team because of course we’ve both been talking and I was looking forward to really punching this guy in his face.”
Sterling then sent a message directly to his opponent.
“Movsar if you still really want to punch this handsome face I put the challenge out to you to push the fight back and wait,” he said.
“Wait for daddy. I will be back soon.”
Aljamain Sterling last fought at UFC 300 where he picked up a decision win against Calvin Kattar.
