Sterling named his desired opponent after beating Kattar

"Give me my next opponent, the best possible opponent. I'll respectfully accept a fight with Brian Ortega. This is a guy I used to train with, same management, there's no animosity or anything like that. We're both just trying to accomplish the same thing. It's not like he's my main training partner like Merab, it's a different situation. I think I would beat a guy like him and that's undeniable," Sterling said at the press conference.

Recall that Sterling won a unanimous decision over Kelvin Kattar at UFC 300 in Las Vegas.