Number five of bantamweights, Marlon Vera belittles Aljamain Sterling: 'He's not a real fighter'

A. Sterling in a press conference after the UFC 273 (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)

Being an Ultimate champion means living surrounded by provocations on all sides from athletes who dream of taking possession of the belt of the largest MMA organization in the world. In an interview with 'Food Truck Diaries', number five in the ranking Marlon Vera he belittled the 'Funk Master's' abilities, made it clear that he doesn't like the North American and accused him of 'not being a real fighter'.

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"aljamain sterling He's a great athlete, but he's not a real fighter. I'd bet my house he's not a real fighter. If shit goes his way, he'll give up. Personally, I don't like 'Aljo', so I would like to kick his ass. I don't like his personality. He's a little annoying, he's a little diva, so I just don't like the guy,” said Vera.

Absolute bantamweight champion, Sterling has won seven consecutive victories and has not been defeated since December 2017. His last triumph was the long-awaited rematch against the Russian Petr yan and the 'Funk Master' emerged victorious in the judges' split decision. At 32 years old, the North American has a record in the sport of 21 positive results and three negative results.