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NEWARK, N.J. – Aljamain Sterling believes his striking skills have progressed substantially in recent years, and though he wants to show them off, he’s not exactly anxious for all-out slugfests.
The undefeated Sterling (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) picked up his biggest win yet on Saturday’s FOX-televised UFC on FOX 15 preliminary card. At Newark, N.J.’s Prudential Center, he choked out Takeya Mizugaki (20-9-2 MMA, 7-4 UFC), who’s ranked No. 9 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings, with a third-round arm-triangle choke.
Sterling looked to neutralize Mizugaki with clinch work and trips to the mat. The 25-year-old said there’s a reason he didn’t rely solely on his striking.
“I’m not about that,” he said. “I’m not into going in there to bang. I want to prolong my career and hopefully have a long, lengthy career – not going out there and being in these Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots wars. I think it’s just silly when I could go out there and just kind of show that I’m the superior athlete and definitely the tougher and more durable fighter.”
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