Aljamain Sterling put himself in the top echelon of bantamweight title contenders on Saturday when he defeated Cory Sandhagen at UFC 250.
Sterling (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) added another signature win to his now five-fight winning streak when he ended Sandhagen’s (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) unbeaten octagon run with a first-round submission victory in the featured bout, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas and aired on pay-per-view.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Sterling’s victory over Sandhagen at UFC 250.
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MASSIVE bantamweight fight is on deck at #UFC250 as Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) and Cory Sandhagen (@cors_life) battle for prime contendership spot.
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/dKwxTtzZ4M pic.twitter.com/P0EUTxVvNN
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) June 7, 2020
Cory Sandhagen out to "Victory Lap" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Aljamain Sterling to "I Love" by Joyner Lucas#UFC250
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) June 7, 2020
#UFC250 Closing Betting Odds:
Cory Sandhagen -105
Aljamain Sterling -115@CircaSports 💵 Live Now -> @ESPN+ PPV @Jon_Anik @joerogan @dc_mma @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/tof2w6pOoz— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) June 7, 2020
Wow! On the back early!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 7, 2020
Sandhagen taps and Sterling gets the first-round rear naked choke. It’s the biggest win of his career. He was very impressive! #UFC250
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) June 7, 2020
ALJO! 🇯🇲
THE FUNK IS IN THE BUILDING! 🕺 #UFC250
— UFC (@ufc) June 7, 2020
ALJOOOOOOOOOO!!!! GIVE THIS MOTHER FUCKER A TITLE FIGHT!!! #UFC250
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) June 7, 2020
Give this man his damn title shot.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) June 7, 2020
What an awesome performance from @funkmasterMMA !!!
— Funky Ben (@Benaskren) June 7, 2020
Hell yeahhh !!!! Aljo coming for that belt !!
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 7, 2020
Major win for @funkmasterMMA! #UFC250
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) June 7, 2020
Wow statement made
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 7, 2020
Wow. That's a huge win by Aljamain Sterling. Sandhagen made some critical errors, but Sterling is known to be strong and, in particular, grappling strong. First round dominance.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) June 7, 2020
That’s it!!! @funkmasterMMA 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 #UFC250
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) June 7, 2020
By Nap time
— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) June 7, 2020
Aljo impressive AF! #UFC250
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) June 7, 2020
"Dana where you at?? Dana where you at??" I think Dana is in his private room because he refuses to wear the mask Nevada commission wants him to lol. But I bet he hears you Aljamain.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 7, 2020
Called that completely wrong great job by Aljo!
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) June 7, 2020
I’d like to see @funkmasterMMA get that title shot #UFC250
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) June 7, 2020
Alright, Aljamain Sterling better get next title shot. #UFC250
— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) June 7, 2020
Much easier fight to score than the last one ??????????????
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) June 7, 2020
Wow Aljo capitalized there for sure #UFC250
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) June 7, 2020
The human backpack 🎒 #UFC250 @funkmasterMMA
— A b b e y S u b h a n (@kammakaze) June 7, 2020
Damn! @funkmasterMMA making me eat my words!
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) June 7, 2020
Wowwwwwww @funkmasterMMA that was impressive
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) June 7, 2020
Man, I respect the hell out of Jose Aldo – but if I'm the UFC, I'm thinking about Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan next. Nothing else. #UFC250
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) June 7, 2020
@funkmasterMMA !!!! My man, super impressive performance you never cease to amaze me
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) June 7, 2020
I think Aljo vs Petr Yan for the title! Skip Aldo
— Funky Ben (@Benaskren) June 7, 2020
Wow…Massive win!! #ufc250
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 7, 2020
Give this dude a title shot!! @funkmasterMMA #ufc250
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 7, 2020
WOW. Aljo made a statement with that finish!
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) June 7, 2020
Impressive @funkmasterMMA . Wow #ufc250
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) June 7, 2020
Good night for @ko_reps congrats homie. #UFC250 @NeilMagny @funkmasterMMA 🙌🏽 #kogang
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) June 7, 2020
ALLLLLLJJJJJJOOOOOOO!!!!! Congrats @funkmasterMMA!!!! #ufc250
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) June 7, 2020
Excellent RNC by Sterling with the body triangle. R1 finish.
— Nate Marquardt (@NathanMarquardt) June 7, 2020
LONGEST ACTIVE UFC WIN STREAKS – Bantamweight
6 – Petr Yan
5 – Aljamain Sterling
5 – Marlon Vera
4 – Sean O'Malley#UFC250— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 7, 2020
MOST BANTAMWEIGHT SUBMISSIONS – UFC History
6 – Urijah Faber
5 – Rani Yahya
4 – Aljamain Sterling
4 – Marlon Vera#UFC250— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 7, 2020
#UFC250 results: Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) def. Cory Sandhagen via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:28
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/dKwxTtzZ4M pic.twitter.com/NMRgjXwSlB
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) June 7, 2020
