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Sterling was afraid of Kattar before the fight

Alexandr Ormanji | Published April 20, 2024, 9:23 a.m.

Aljamain Sterling, former UFC lightweight champion, admitted he was afraid of Kelvin Kattar before their fight.

"Zabit knocked me out in training in 2017 when I was even smaller than I am now and had no idea who he was. The fight with Kelvin scared me because I saw how good Kattar was in the fight with Zabit. So before the fight itself, I had a lot of insecurity. It wasn't clear to me what was going to happen. So for the performance in this fight I can put myself "excellent", - wrote in his social networks Sterling.

Recall, Sterling beat Kattar by decision at the anniversary UFC 300.

"Zabit knocked me out in training in 2017 when I was even smaller than I am now and had no idea who he was. The fight with Kelvin scared me because I saw how good Kattar was in the fight with Zabit. So before the fight itself, I had a lot of insecurity. It wasn't clear to me what was going to happen. So for the performance in this fight I can put myself "excellent", - wrote in his social networks Sterling.

Recall, Sterling beat Kattar by decision at the anniversary UFC 300.

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