It's a mental outlook characteristic of the team. I see myself in the UFC, eventually becoming the champion. Because you've focused your awareness on it, you start to do things in your life to make it happen. So when you say it, you start to channel yourself towards it. I really believe, anything you want, you can achieve. Reality." When asked to elaborate on this idea he commented: Sterling's mental intensity and focus is exemplified in the slogan emblazoned on his t-shirts: "When I dream, I work. The 2012 Bloody Elbow world bantamweight scouting report ranked Sterling as their No. Success has come quickly in the professional ranks. Sterling turned pro in April 2011, following a standout wrestling career at SUNY Cortland, where he twice earned All-American honors. "I actually saw them fight each other at my pro debut," Sterling told me. In a funny twist of fate, his challenger this Friday will be Sterling's teammate, Velez (5-1, 1 NC).įurther thickening the plot is the fact that Santella holds a victory over Sterling's opponent on Friday, Brazilian native and Pennsylvania resident Sedico Honorio (8-2).īut in the tough Northeastern regional circuit, familiarity breeds respect, rather than contempt. Santella (10-3-1) promptly dropped to flyweight and captured the CFFC title at 125. The Ithaca team will be on the road once more this Friday, August 24, when Bombsquad members and highly ranked prospects Evan Velez and Aljamain Sterling head to Atlantic City, N.J., to fight for the Caged Fury Fighting Championship flyweight and bantamweight titles, respectively.įor Sterling (6-0), it will be the second defense of a belt he won last October when he beat New Jersey native Sean Santella by unanimous decision. Head trainer Ryan Ciotoli once estimated to me that he travels 30-35 weekends a year with his fighters.
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