Former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar and former UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo both are dropping to bantamweight in their next fights.
One person who isn’t too thrilled about Edgar and Aldo dropping to 135 pounds is Aljamain Sterling.
“Two belts in two different weight classes would be historic, but they’re old in fight years, they’re older in age, and they’re fighting guys who are almost a decade younger than them – so it’s going to be very interesting to see how they do,” Sterling said on UFC Unfiltered (via Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie). “I’m not wishing them any type of ill will, but at the same time, I just wish they hug each other for 15 minutes and have boring fights. I don’t really understand or can make much sense out of it. I’m like, ‘You guys established yourselves as (1)45-ers – to come down at that age, that late in your career, it doesn’t make a ton of sense to me.’ It’s the last Hail Mary. It’s the last hurrah for another title shot and one more chance for them to become a champion again in another weight class.”
Edgar makes his divisional debut against Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night Raleigh, while Aldo makes his division debut against Marlon Moraes at UFC 245.
Sterling also hopes that both Aldo and Edgar have boring fights when they make their respective divisional debuts.
“I hope all the guys coming down in weight class have an egg of a fight, and leave us real bantamweights who’ve been here, putting in the work, to get a shot,” Sterling said.
There is no word at this time as to when Sterling will compete again, as his last bout took place at UFC 238 in June of this year.
