Tomorrow night’s Aljamain Sterling vs Brian Ortega fight will now take place at a catchweight of 153 pounds.
This weekend, Aljamain Sterling and Brian Ortega will meet in what was set to be a crucial featherweight contest. Both men have got ambitions of going after another title shot, and both men are known for being pretty solid on the ground. It has the potential to be one of the most intriguing bouts of the year, and it’ll take place in the co-main event of UFC Shanghai.
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Sterling is a former bantamweight world champion, whereas Ortega has tried and failed to claim the featherweight title on a few different occasions. It was shaping up to be a really important fight and while that’s still the case, things have suddenly gotten a bit more complicated.
That’s because the Sterling/Ortega fight has been changed to a catchweight, and you’d have to imagine it has something to do with how Ortega looked on the scales.
Originally scheduled as a featherweight bout, Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling’s bout will now be contested at a catchweight of 153 pounds.
They both hit the scale at 153 pounds. #UFCShanghai pic.twitter.com/2dNPfFoLoA
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