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Aljamain Sterling demands respect from UFC boss Dana White: “I’m not asking for much, can I be awesome too?’

UFC star Aljamain Sterling (23-3 MMA) was left feeling disrespected following the recent comments made by his boss Dana White.

The UFC bantamweight champion recently accepted a fight to defend his title again against Sean O’Malley (16-1 MMA) in the main event of UFC 292 in August.

However, Sterling has since revealed that he needs to monitor how is body recovers since his five round war with former two division champion, Henry Cejudo (16-3 MMA) a couple of weeks ago at UFC 288.

During the UFC Vegas 73 post fight press conference, White seemed confused by Sterling’s concerns suggesting that Sterling “is one of those guys who can’t get out of his own way,” before reaffirming that Boston’s main event is “absolutely, positively on.