UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling on Tuesday revealed he is still suffering from a torn left bicep and doesn’t think it’s realistic to face former two-division champ Henry Cejudo in March.
Sterling said Cejudo’s wrestling style required specific training that would make his injury worse, and he said he needed more time to get healthy. Sterling and Cejudo were expected to meet early this year.
“I’m going to need this bicep to compete at 100 percent, and I don’t take Henry Cejudo lightly. … I’ve got to make sure I’m in shape, and it’s hard to get in shape when I have this thing compromised with me the entire time,” Sterling said on his Weekly Scraps video podcast. “Yes, I can run, yes I can do sprints – those are all cool, but I need to make sure I have the grappling endurance to go 25 minutes.”
A person close to Sterling, who requested anonymity because they were not publicly authorized to speak on his condition, told MMA Fighting the champ is not expected to have surgery on the torn bicep but is getting physical therapy and visiting with doctors to determine a course of treatment.
I’d have to rewatch that but I don’t remember any of that. I remember some trash talk between them that’s was explained by Chito as such. You’d have to point out the specific example of bad sportsmanship. I’m a big fan of his and he has always come across as a guy with a chip on his shoulder, but would never consider him a whiner or bad sportsman. I agree that O’Malley is singled out unfairly because of his popularity. I always thought his refusal to accept the Chito loss was a complete troll job, he has been a game opponent to all, hasn’t cheated, and showed respect after every fight.
Healing that naturally can take a long time if you are still working out at all, I tore mine and it still isn’t close to as strong as it was previously. Doesn’t look right and doesn’t work as well.
So is he gonna get soft by favoring it for awhile and hope it heals to full? That could take a very long time and there is no guarantee it happens.
Your a champ, dozens of talented guys want that belt. Shit or get off the pot.
If this shit ain’t surgical then it probably isn’t cool to milk it for too long.
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Partially torn bicep might not heal so nothing to wait for
Is that what happened? He started to annoy me back when it first happened so I started ignoring until later on. Heard him talk about it in an interview and his delivery made it sound like a troll. That’s some funny shit. Lol
