MORRISTOWN, N.J. – With two title defenses in the books, Aljamain Sterling has been the most consistent UFC bantamweight champion in recent years, and he might just further that Saturday.
The last decade has been quite tumultuous at the top of the UFC’s 135-pound division. Before Sterling, no champion had been able to successfully defend the belt twice since T.J. Dillashaw’s reign from 2014 to 2015. After that, many have won the belt but lost it in the next outing, while some others have notched one defense before falling short in a second attempt.
Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) has an opportunity to extend his reign to three defenses when he welcomes Henry Cejudo back from retirement in the main event of UFC 288, which goes down at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
