Aljamain Sterling delighted in hearing praise from Conor McGregor after his split decision victory over Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 last night to retain the bantamweight world title.
The hometown hero rocked New Jersey's Prudential Center with a massive win over the returning former two-weight world champion Cejudo, who had been out of action for almost three years to the day. However, despite the bout ending with the judges split, McGregor was not complimentary of his rival, and instead heaped praise on Sterling.
Cejudo and McGregor have never seen eye-to-eye, with the pair going back-and-forth this week over the Olympic champion telling his rival that he would never train with him. And it appears that for now the Irishman has got the last laugh as he thoroughly enjoyed watching Cejudo taste defeat in New Jersey.
