Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling scratched and clawed his way up the bantamweight rankings to earn his shot at the title against Petr Yan at UFC 259. Watch a collection of Sterling's top finishes in his UFC career.
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the way sterling steam rolled Sandhagen says a lot,super skilled guy.
Juju Smith-Shuster in the thumbnail
Very skilled but I hope Yan shuts him up.
@@BlueEliteNL Yan is on another level
@@beachmoney8137 stop it holy fuck
@@radekbonk23 what I told yo momma Boi
This man’s submission skills are as good as they get
Renzo gracie bjj my man
@@lucars2856 ik my g
@@lucars2856 Royce Gracie bjj my man
@Eduardo Babyhands Ortega too
the way he ran through Sandhagen was ridiculously impressive and seeing what Cory has done since that fight makes it even more impressive
Since being KOd viciously by Moraes, Sterling has won 5 in a row and is now fighting for the belt. Good example of how you can can come back from devastating losses in MMA.
Same with Cory
And boy oh boy is that win against Sandhagen aging well!
Johnson vs Poirier
Yeah but only the one vs Cory was impressive, I like him but I don't see him getting through Yan.
@@713JL how was his other finishes not impressive? He has insane bjj skills and could easily take Yan if he gets the fight to the ground, he’s a perfect example of a martial artist
As his hairs grown so have his powers...
SSJ Sterling
Dude is going to look Kid from Kid N Play when he gets the belt
Samson
His strength is in the hair.
JPnewPic88.Men
Crazy to see the difference in Aljo and Moraes' careers since their fight
*morales brasilian
Moraes got broken by Henry cejudo. Never the same after that fight. U could see it in his eyes in 2nd round.
Moraes will fuck Cody up
@@random-yk9rv moraes was winning that first round though
@@ultimatefraudcrymier2633 yup he was. I think he got lost when he saw Henry coming better on 2nd one. Henry was damn hungry. Moraes couldn't handle that smoke, technically and mentally.
Dana be like, "Aljermain still hasn't clearly earned a shot yet. Honestly he needs one more win to earn that shot. So the next fight will be Yan vs Faber 2 for the title."
Bwahahahaha....
He a clown
He's just not a savage not a killer
@vro not a killer in the sports moron. Lol casual Jon Jones when he was young was a killer Usman is a killer ngannu is a killer just some examples moron
@@kitwalters5949 usman isnt a killer he hugged masvidal around the cage for 25 min
The way he dominated Staman in the grappling was a surprise for me. Aljo's top game is on another level. I think he beats Cory 9 out of 10 times.
Opposite for me. I think Corey beats Aljo 9/10 times
Lol that fight can go either way it’s a coin toss
@@echo2413 they will have a rematch soon. Then maybe you put some money on it since you are so confident about sandman winning their next 9 possible encounters.
@@sneak9407 I'm not stupid enough to put money on an MMA fight. Anything can happen, all we can do is predict.
Eh. I feel like which ever between them wins it's more of a 6/7 out of 10 rather than 9
The way he handled Sandhagen was scary. Aljamain is on a mission
To get his as* handed to him
@@chalnikal2031 I see you’re on a mission to be a lame hater 😂
@@trevorrovert3103 hes just has no Savage in him he's not a killer
@@chalnikal2031 Yan better watch out. If it goes to the ground, not many in the UFC are better than Sterling. Honestly, wouldn’t be surprised if we have a new champ.
@@kitwalters5949 No savage in him??? Not a killer??? The man ran through cory sandhagen in the first minute, decided to strike with pedro munhoz who’s got some of the heaviest hands in the division and beat him on the feet, and went for a wild kneebar on cody stamann while he had back mount which would’ve allowed cody to create a scramble or get top control if it didn’t work. Please put some respect on Aljo’s name
UFC done messed up not promoting Also earlier. They would have had a superstar on their hands. I don't think I've ever seen him at a big press conference
it wouldve got derailed bc of his ko loss tho.
Anyone that watches mma knows who this guy is. It's up to him to get the causals attention...
Dnno bouy superstar but
Yeeeh 😂😂😂 obviously the way he fights sucks he no fan wants to see that style of fighting
That knee bar was insane
Can you explain what even happened. What was being done to the leg I couldn't tell
@@logankohn6769 I know this is a year late, but basically he’s using the opponents leg as a backwards fulcrum in which he’s overextending the knee joint. The knee can flex and retract itself but it cannot overextend, the danger is that if no tap is made in time the knee will break in half.
Aljamain ''Petr Yan, I'm coming on yo ass'' Sterling
Pause
КО by Petr Yan
@@user-gr3jw2qv4i yes for sure petr is the better fighter
@@user-gr3jw2qv4i Вроде борец диктует правила)
@@cirylgane7920 Сейчас где то громко смеётся Льюис))))
I’m so happy Aljo is finally getting the title shot he deserves.
He’s gonna get whooped
@@vincentmontgomery9770 I’ve got Yan is well, that dude is fucking ice cold in the in the cage. Aljo is solid though.
Not a fan of sterling but I hope he wins
Hes just not a Savage too damn soft of a fighter not a killer
Definetely rooting for Aljo!
Aljo is like the Oliveria of the Bantamweight Division. Matt Serra jiu jitsu is off the chain.
Dark horses
I'd love to watch Aljo and Oliveira rolling, maybe even a submission grappling match despite the size difference. All kinds of fun
Aljo is more of a wrestler with nice back control, oliveira is more of a bjj guy with good everything, but lacks high level wrestling
@@thestallion6131 durinho burns
Sterling is hella getting over looked ppl don’t know how close and 50/50 this fight is gonna be with Yan
Sterling is not getting overlooked where you getting this
Yan wins this fight 9 times out of 10
@@andrewortiz6430The comment below yours. That's where he is getting it.
@@henrygauntlett1774 yan hasn't shown enough to make such a bold prediction
@@FBI-lw3zv oh he has.
This card is amazing man I can’t wait. Going for adesanya, nunes and aljo!
I agree, it is definitely is an amazing card. But it's crazy you have aljo over yan. Here is how I see the fight play out. Adesanya by decision, Megan anderson by tko first round, and yan tko 2nd round.
Crazy how I have megan over nunes, but I really do believe it can and she will get the ko. Yan imo is a no brainer and so is adesanya.
@@unofficialofficial5995 yan sucks
@@unofficialofficial5995 When it's wrestler vs striker always bet on the wrestler, it's just more likely
@@unofficialofficial5995 Wouldn’t say Adesanyas a no brainer. Jans been counted out in every single one of his last few fights and look what happened. Gonna be a good fight, won’t be suprised if Izzys sleeping when its all said and done.
The Suloev stretch he pulled on Stamann is really underratedly showcased. That was the first time something like that happened in the UFC.
Then Zabit did it even smoother the same night haha
Nope, Kenny Robertson did it against Brock Jardine (UFC 157)
The government doesn't want you to know this: *The ducks in the ponds and parks are free and you can take them home. I have 100 ducks now.*
tf there is a fly on my screen
This gets commented anywhere, go away
@@BlueEliteNL is it true ?
@@ayo5023 I want free ducks as well!
I don't know wtf youre talking about but that damn fly got me lol.
Aljo is strong. Like holy fuck his back looks like it has abs.
Submissions out the ass, mobile hips and transitions, great wrestling, heavy top pressure, solid off his back Super complete grappler
Lmao he was my wrestling coach back at uhs crazy to see him getting a title shot
Wow. That's pretty cool, dude. Good coach??
Yea I went to tah
cap
This happened
Did he cry in practice too for a W lmao
He is so underrated, quality ground game and good striking. Funny guy too
Wouldn’t call his striking good yet..
@@goead Especially when his defense is sitting on the ground and not taking knees in the face for it. He probably is good, but his overuse of the ufc rules is annoying if not insulting to the sport seeing that knees are pretty much the only answer that strikers have for grapplers if they don't wanna wrestle.
Ok striking. Great ground
His striking is alright. Great ground game tho. Probably my favorite fighter
Yan has the stand up but Sterling definitely has the advantage on the ground. This fight should be interesting & I can’t wait
think it comes down to the wrestling and I favor Yans takedown defense over Aljos takedown offense
Yan took him down with ease.
Aljamain sterling- the greatest champion I ever seen....He deserves Oscar 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
He is not a champion. He is a disgrace.
@@anhbayar11 what about now?, are you crying?...how can he be a disgrace, he mauled yan and got the win, disgrace? more like champion...I know you russians are crying that your own man got mauled like Khabib does by a jamaican lol
I love how he finished Sandhagen but that Stamann finish is way better
banana split 🍌👍
Aljo 'the actor' sterling
i like the way he finishes on the ground because a lot of times you will see guys that give up a rnc to finish via ground and pound or give up a tko to try and finish via a sub, but aljo is incredibly well rounded on the ground
I love the fact that it's exactly 4 minutes and 20 seconds long
Aljo’s gonna pull it off via human backpack I’m telling y’all
If he’s on back at all, especially with body triangle, I don’t see him not submitting Petr
i agree. i like petr but aljo is faster, top 5 p4p bjj, hes bigger, yan has better pure boxing but thats it
If he wins the 135 is going down the drain he can't fight fr n watching him is boring
@@skinnyLTC if who wins?
@@Mikewiings aljo
I want this guy to win the title.
How can you root for a crotch sniffer. He don't even wanna finish Yan he just wants to dominate him in boring fashion. Yan gonna brutalize him
@@tylergogan6716 Go watch boxing. The dude goes for finishes all the time. Idk how people like you still exist
@@tylergogan6716 who has yan actually beaten? Another one of Dana's favorites like cody... Beats a retired 145 lber in Aldo who gets a title shot for losing 3 in a row, Beats a retired 40 year old Faber, Beats jimmie rivera the "decisioner" point fighter who last finish was in 2015.. Aljo had to win 5 in a row and take out uncle dana's favorite corey sandhagen to get a tite shot.
@@NavaDownSouth how does Aljo beat Yan? Dude's much more well rounded than Aljo.
@@aaronrubalcava7810 he takes him down. That’s his only shot really. I’m sure they both know that.
0:42 aljo was waiting for him to knee him so he can flop on the ground and win by dq
Here after Aljo proved all his haters wrong vs Yan 🍿🌚 good to see he always loved wrestling and that back position and his coaching staff hasn’t changed 👏🏾💯 that submissions from the bottom position is hard af to do man he strong af!
So Sterling has the habit of sitting on knees to avoid kicks all the way before meeting Yan
Got a bowl going, and this video is 4:20 long. Shout out to all the fans who stuck with Aljo during this time! Let’s go Aljo you got this!
Wow you smoke weed? You're a real cool guy
@@ronbuil6923 Wow you like to comment on other people’s comments who are simply enjoying themselves and going about their day and be a negative asshole? Your life must be pretty sad. And to even be wasting your time on someone so worthy of mockery such as moi, surely that says more about you and what you like to do with your time than you’d like to admit? Literally only said anything about weed because the video is 4:20 long. And I happened to have a bowl going while watching. Which was a nice coincidence. Smoking weed is not inherently cool or uncool. Same with alcohol. It’s about how the person themselves behaves on it and how it makes them feel. I’m 22. I don’t even have time to think about what’s “cool”. What’s “cool” to me is people genuinely being themselves without mocking anyone else for what they choose to do as long as it isn’t causing anyone else harm, and not letting clowns like you try to drag us down to your miserable state of existence. I’ve been there before my guy. Hope you can grow up and stop having a baby brain.
HELL YEAH I STUCK WITH HIM AND HE WON LOL ALJO HATERS ANGRY
@@Derplox FR so many yan fans tears to swim in lmao
✌️🍻
His TKO win over petr yan is missing
Dont cry bro
@Chris Pine stop cry dude
@Chris Pine finally
@@tonicipriani8518 dude cried his way to a W lmao
Total oversight by the UFC team...
Took this man long enough to get a shot at the belt. Overdue. Get yours bruh 🙏🏽
The paper champ does what the fook he wants
Aljo is a mean guy! So damn technical.. best of luck getting that belt!
Damn, the Aljo haters took the biggest L of 2022... With all the trash fans talked, for Aljo to WIN LOL
0:42 see yan this is how you avoid a disqualification
It's great to see a Jamaican doing big things in The UFC. I am proud of him.
Sterling is a beast. He’s also a very entertaining fighter I really hope the ufc promotes him more when he gets that belt. He’s a back pack that has hands spinning attacks with his kicks. Him vs tj would be a banger
lmao the girl that crys and pretends to be hurt so yan stops bashing him, is a beast?
The Champion has proved the doubters wrong
Wow Aljo's movement and explosive position changes are wild.
That Cory sandhagen finish aged like the finest of wines after seeing his last few fightz
One of the best actors right here ladies and gentlemen
His current 5 fight run is insane. It would be a shame if he never held a title in his career. To me he's more deserving to be champ right now. His fight with Sandhaegen should have been for the belt.
His only legitimate win was Cory lmfao
@@user-zo4iz2nv5u Stamman, Rivera and Munoz are all really good
@@shaikim-shapiro1453 for sure I agree those guys are tough talented fighters but when talking about the elite of the division only man that stands out from Aljos 5 fight win streak is Cory
@@user-zo4iz2nv5u I don't think there is a huge gap between 1-5 and 6-10 at bantamweight, it's a stacked division with a lot of parity. Rivera and Munoz were top five at the time he beat them and they're still what I'd call elite. Maybe I exaggerated a bit when I called his win streak insane, but you definitely exaggerated when you implied his other wins are somehow illegitimate.
this did not age well...
His grappling is second to none in that division!
Everything about this kid is great for the sport and fans
What he did to Stamann was insane! He almost broke his back 😂
There's just nothing Aljo can't do on an exceptionally high level, and his bjj is elite, and his grappling is world class. 😪 Been saying this for years but here it is again... they can't stop the Funk!🙌🏿🇯🇲
Yan will stop him
😂😂😂😂 Can he strike
@@phumelelamfazo5457 I mean not really but he's so good at shooting for the legs unless the striker has very good tdd,he just eliminates the threats. He really should take up some boxing tho so he can go high low.
How is this guy not the champion yet!?! damn...
Man, he's good. Can't believe how Pter Yan rag dolled him until the unfortunate illegal knee.
Petr is just too strong. I can honestly see Yan getting the 145 belt as well
..for Aljo that knee was really fortunate 😂😂
Alot of these comments did not age well
I'm so excited for sterling Yan, more than any other upcoming fight. Really hope aljo gets it done
Aljo vs Yan is a really good match up. Not a super exciting brawl on paper but stylistically the best types of fights to see who really is the better fighter when it’s a world class stilted versus a world class grappler. Depending on who controls the fight will determine if the fight will be entertaining as the grappler dominating will most likely be a slow ground out fight or a submission and on the flip side of Yan is able to fend off Aljos grappling, he may very well completely out strike Aljo to either a beat down or a quick easy finish
Love the experts in the comment section saying Aljo has no chance like this ain't Mma where anything can happen. It's like these people haven't learned by now with all the crow eaten in the past when irrevocably writing a competitor off
especially someone like Aljo who has only been finished once and other than that loss his other losses were split decisions. And hes the only person to beat Sandhagen in the UFC and it was within a minute and since then Sandhagen has KOed 2 different top 5 opponents. Aljo is no joke.
Show me one comment who’s saying he av no chance? ;)
Thats right there is none and u making this up like an idiot. Good job hope u got allot of likes LOL
@@pokerallmylife236 scroll down. I'll do you better. I remember video of Yan vs Faber that was uploaded had a bunch of them when UFC uploaded it some months ago. I can't remember if it was just the one thread or the whole comment section saying it. I don't know if the video is still up. Ufc doesn't keep free fights up long
@@pokerallmylife236 you wrote your second comment immediately after the first. At least give someone a chance to reply. I did by the way
Love to see him win 💯💯💯
Y A N 🔥
Can't wait to see the much-improved Sandhagen rematch Sterling. Maybe after Funk Master dethrones Yan??!!!
Yan will win for sure 😂
@@user-bi3ne3nx5w . Hollywood blessed us with a new talent. Aljo won both the belt and an Oscar. What a night for that man
@@user-bi3ne3nx5w aged well
This reminds me of the time when Moraes toyed with Aljo and almost killed him with that KO. Damn Moraes was a beast back then, not afraid of a prime wrestler like Aljo at all. I wonder what happened to him..
cejudo happened lol
He got "Cringed" by the cringe king
Was your lengthy Moraes tribute intended to detract from the Sterling's achievements and from the praise he is rightly receiving?
@@michaelbarnes2478 Its called sharing a connected memory. One that has no lies and no exaggerations, just a set of facts and my conclusion/opinion based on the facts. Sit down, internet stranger. No one's disrespected.
I never realized how big Aljo was at bantamweight, I hope he finishes Petr ''paper champ'' Yan
You got it right. Paper champ who beats old guys
Is he gonma be a paper champ after he knock him out?
You look like a big doofus rn
@@magicalwisp1489 Yan got mauled
2:35 beautiful pass. stamann with one butterfly in
hes so underated
They forgot the Marlon Moraes finish. Probably the best one.
wtf didnt Al get ko'ed fool lol.
@@destinationfer2 I honestly feel bad for you.
Marlon is a little busy getting some of his own finishes against Rob Font and Corey Sandhagen
@@destinationfer2 that was the joke my friend!
@@marcomonaldi9058 Yea i thought of that but i also figured he mistook Als win over Morales for a win over Moraes 2 very similar last names , you know, because it didnt seem like sarcasm really. Must really dislike Aljo if thats the joke you went for.
That leg lock was sublime
Love how long this video is👌🏾
Helluva Fight🔥🙏
i’m surprised there’s no fake champ comments
This guy bounced back from a KO. We all thought he was done but he is a problem for the champ
Love, all the way from S.A. Aljo!!!🇿🇦👊🏾
🔥🔥🔥☄new legend👏👏👌
People need to put respect on this man's name 💪
Why should I respect the paper champion?
@@Krasnolyud Keep crying 🤡
@@stickyfingers9167 Aljo will cry after Petya takes away his title. Aljo won't be able to run forever.
@@Krasnolyud what about now
I think Aljamain Sterling has the stylistic potential to become the next Tony Ferguson. He has such weird angles for his striking and submissions and has already shown he is not to be grappled with. He just needs to add more to his striking game and up his cardio to his limit and he will become a serious problem.
Great fighter and champion doesn't get the credit he deserves
That leg lock was cold as fuck
If he had just a bit of power in his hands he'd be unstoppable
How insane is reading complimentary comments about Aljo? He ain’t the true champion but people like to pretend he can’t fight when he steamrolled Sandhagen, i guy who recently had a split decision against TJ Dillashaw.
That leg lock was so perfect
This guy has got some impressive submissions
I see he chose the wrestlers route.. Fathers Plan, Respect!
Father's plan my ass man has crappy takedown compared to khabib lol
@@iamthebelt1768 this was a month ago...get a life
Aljo has a mount and backmount ride is like Luke rockhold....almost impossible to get out of.
Beautiful jiu jitsu,Great wrestling puts his grappling well with his striking this might be the best bantanweight on the planet
what such skill on the ground love to see it
2:39 oh my man, where your hands at?
I like Sterling but I feel Yan is a different beast
This dude is crazy skilled and versatile
Yeah this guy keeps getting better and better. This fight should be a good one
Crazy how good Yan is in every aspect
Aljo was winning on the scorecards
@@user-vb8ff3is1n BS
@@ghosteagle583 no, not bs, yan got mauled
Yesssss 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Excellent submissions
As his hair grows, his submissions skills increase as well 😎
2:51 DC Khaled.
I thought the thumb nail was the Tik Tok creator from the Steelers lol
Sterling is a beast...im not a fan but I can say this guy is a damn good fighter.
those bjj skills are sick, love it
He's mediocre at stand up but he's super scary if he gets your back. He has one of the hardest body triangles to get away from.
Where did this guy learn to submit ppl like this.....makes me wanna learn too looks soo simple
Matt Sera bjj is beastly man
You both fought great. Rematch if he is ok.. Great fight. Sterling holy gas tank.
“Put him out! Put him out aljo!” -Matt Serra
Sterling new Champ 💯💪👊