A. Sterling gets emotional after making weight in the UFC 273. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Held this Friday (8), the official weigh-in for UFC 273 had an emotional moment. Bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg.), aljamain sterling He was one of the first to weigh in and weighed 61kg. for revenge against Petr yan. Still hanging in the balance, the North American couldn't take it and broke down in tears.
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Backstage, Sterling explained that the crying served as an outlet, as he had to deal with injuries and surgeries after March 2021, when he won the belt after Yan was disqualified for an illegal knee. The American also revealed that he thought his career was over.
“A lot of people said my career was practically over. They didn't think I would come back after the surgery. I felt like the 'music' (allusion to his career in MMA) had stopped, but I'm happy to have another opportunity,” said Sterling.
Moreover, Petr yan He also managed to pass the measurements without any problems. At 60,7kg, the interim champion fulfilled his first objective and confirmed the fight for the linear belt this Saturday (9), in the second most important fight of the night.
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The bantamweight champion @FunkmasterMMA was overcome with emotion after weighing in at 134.5 pounds ahead of #UFC273 pic.twitter.com/yYTVBPDKO2
- ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 8, 2022
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