{"id":1595817,"date":"2024-09-23T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1595817"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T00:46:11","slug":"aljamain-sterling-eyes-diego-lopes-showdown-as-potential-next-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/aljamain-sterling-eyes-diego-lopes-showdown-as-potential-next-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Aljamain Sterling Eyes Diego Lopes Showdown as Potential Next Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has set his sights on a new target in the featherweight division. Following the cancellation of his highly anticipated bout with Movsar Evloev, Sterling has expressed keen interest in facing the rising star Diego Lopes, should the Evloev fight fail to materialize.<\/p>\n
After losing his bantamweight title, Sterling’s move up to featherweight has been met with both excitement and curiosity from fans and analysts alike. The “Funk Master” has been vocal about his desire to make an immediate impact in his new weight class, and a fight with Lopes could provide the perfect opportunity to do just that.<\/p>\n
\nIf Movsar Evloev declines, Aljamain Sterling says Diego Lopes is the \u201cnext best fight\u201d for him:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I\u2019m going to risk it for the biscuit, that\u2019s the guy I would risk it with\u2026 no diddy.\u201d<\/p>\n
(via @TheSchmo312<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/2u5XF46qtH<\/a><\/p>\n