Aljamain Sterling: Did I piss in Dana White's Cheerios?

This is the UFC bantamweight top rankings:

Champion Petr Yan
1. Marlon Moraes – Fighting Sandhagen in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 39 on 10/10
2. Aljamain Sterling – ?
3. Cody Garbrandt – Fighting flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255 on 11/21 in TBA
4. Cory Sandhagen – Fighting Moraes in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 39 on 10/10
5. Pedro Munhoz – Fighting Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 33 on 8/22

At UFC 250 on June 6, Sterling choked Cory Sandhagen in 88 seconds, winning a performance bonus, and seemingly cinching a title shot. However, after Petr Yan beat Jose Aldo for the vacant belt, White would not commit, much to Yan’s amusement.

That must be soooooo frustrating @funkmasterMMA 🙂 https://t.co/hloGMv6Ts9

— Petr No Mercy Yan (@PetrYanUFC) July 19, 2020

Sterling spoke recently with The Schmo, and is not impressed.

Honestly, I don’t know what Dana’s waiting for, said Sterling. I don’t know if I pissed in his Cheerios or something, talked to his ex-girlfriend, I have no idea. But, Dana knows the fight to make and I think he’s gonna do the right thing. I think he had to just get over the jet lag from Abu Dhabi. Maybe he forgot how great the performance was and how quick it was, so it’s hard to remember, but I’ve got the camera, I’ve got the film, and he said I was the next guy.

Yan’s a pretty smart guy. He’s intelligent and I think he’s honorable in terms of the fight game and fighting No. 1 contenders and not looking for these clown fights. I think that’s what builds your legacy, not jumping around and trying to fight the guy who is not even ranked or not on a win streak. I want to fight the best guys, he wants to fight the best guys, and obviously you see the banter we have going back and forth for almost a year now. I’m still coming for that ass, Pete.

I’ve been wanting to fight this guy for a very long time because I don’t think he’s this great boogie man that everyone says. I’m not saying he’s not good. I know he’s talented, and I’m gonna have my hands full, but I think my stylistically I shut that man down and I think I can finish that fight as well.