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Farah Hannoun

Aljamain Sterling says he won’t sign UFC 279 contract for T.J. Dillashaw without pay bump

Aljamain Sterling isn’t ready to make his next title defense official until he gets an increase in pay.

Bantamweight champion Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) is coming off a title-unification win against Petr Yan at UFC 273 in April in which he left no doubt in the rematch with an upset.

Next in line for him is ex-champ T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 279 on Sept. 10, but Sterling has yet to sign the contract.

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