
Aljamain Sterling did not want to make that quick of a turnaround for UFC 292. If that wasn’t clear before, it certainly is now.
Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Sean O'Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the Aug. 19 headliner at TD Garden in Boston. “The Funkmaster” wanted more time to recover after retaining his title in a five-round battle with Henry Cejudo in May at UFC 288, but he was offered to fight O’Malley three months later.