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INSANE: Aljamain funkmaster sterling unfazed by ufc 310 main card snub | Rare Historical Photos

Sterling will fight Movsar Evloev in the preliminaries at UFC 310, scheduled to take place in Las Vegas this Saturday. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling’s fight against Movsar Evloev is buried on the preliminaries in the last pay-per-view of 2024.

Sterling is no stranger to being slept on during his professional career. The former bantamweight king defended his title three times after winning the belt via a highly controversial disqualification win against Petr Yan. Ahead of his last successful defense against Henry Cejudo, Sterling was dealing with a nagging injury and almost pulled out of the bout a few times but powered through and got his hand raised.

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