“I was in Aljo’s place” -Dominick Cruz neutral on Aljamain Sterling’s situation

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will make his return to UFC at UFC 269. Cruz is eager to move up from his current ranking of 11th, and a win over Pedro Munhoz will see him move on. achieve exactly that. Recently, Cruz pushed for a battle higher up the leaderboard, and it looks like he finally got what he was looking for.

“The Dominator” was recently interviewed by Ariel Helwani. During the interview, they touched on a variety of topics, one of which was the current position of UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling.

Sterling was set to face Petr Yan in a rematch at UFC 267, however, he withdrew from the fight due to problems with his neck. Now there is a high likelihood that Sterling will be forced to forgo his bantamweight belt due to his recent neck surgery. Moreover, it is not known if the “Funk Master” will ever fight again.

Asked about his thoughts on Aljamain Sterling, Dominick said:“I don’t know what happened to Aljo, or why he chose to do this. Other than his neck is probably right. Like who am I? I was a champion, I was on your show how many years ago and I cried like a little baby when my knee burst, when I had the title. So all I can say is that I was in Aljo’s place.

Cruz then explained; “When you have the title, you are the king of the division. The division is waiting for you, and that is its responsibility. So with that responsibility sitting on your shoulders, and then you’re hurt. It’s like two different things pulling you in two different ways. And you’re just torn to pieces. And you’re in the gray media zone, and the fans are eating you alive. This is where Aljo is.

What happened to Aljamain Sterling?

Aljamain Sterling was scheduled to face Petr Yan for the title at UFC 267. Unfortunately, that did not happen as Sterling had to withdraw from the fight. ‘The Funkmaster’ posted a video of his doctor explaining his injury on his Instagram account earlier this year.

The doctor showed scans of his spine in the video. He explained why surgeries were needed to treat muscle weakness caused by constriction of the left neural foramen between the C6 and C7 vertebrae.

Sterling would need three to six months to fully recover from the procedure, according to the doctor.

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