Aljamain Sterling Explains Wanting to Face Dominick Cruz Next

Speaking to reporters in a post-fight media scrum (via MMAjunkie), Aljamain Sterling discussed his UFC victory over Cody Stamann. Below are some highlights from the scrum.

Sterling on Stamann: “Let’s just say Cody wasn’t as flexible as Renan Barao tonight. I heard his knee pop, and I thought he was going to fight through it. Because I know what it is, that outside ligament gets popped, the LCL, it might even be the PCL (or) ACL. Who knows? It’s just one of those freaky submissions, man. It’s a kneebar.”

Sterling on who he wants next: “In a perfect world, Dominick Cruz gets it next. I take him out, submit my name as the next guy in line to challenge for the belt, and I think I’ve got all the tools to become a world champion. I really do. I can strike with anybody, I think I’m very hard to hit, you see the strike differential in offense and defense, and I’m a nightmare on the ground. If I get these hooks in, if I get on your back, I’m attacking submission after submission after submission. So off my back, on top, you pick your poison.”