Aljamain Sterling Details Run-In With ‘A**hole’ Sean O’Malley Fans Ahead Of UFC 306

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling has shed light on a run-in with a slew of fans of fellwof former divisional titleholder, Sean O’Malley ahead of his Noche UFC return last weekend — branding them as “a*sholes.

Sterling, who was scheduled to return to action in two week’s time on the main card of UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, has been sidelined from a pivotal featherweight return against Movsar Evloev due to a minor elbow injury suffered during preparation for his clash with the Russian.

However, serving as a cornerman for close friend and teammate, Merab Dvalishvili at the Las Vegas Sphere last weekend, Uniondale grappler, Sterling guided the Georgian to a one-sided unanimous decision win over common-foe, O’Malley.

Aljamain Sterling details run-in with Sean O’Malley fans pre-Noche UFC

And off the back of the win, Serra-Longo MMA staple, Sterling detailed how himself and Dvalishvili were targeted by a group of fans of Montana striker O’Malley ahea of Noche UFC — which left them none too plussed.

“When Merab (Dvalishvili) went on the bus after the Friday evening face-off, we saw a whole bunch of people waving him down, so he got off the bus to go over,” Aljamain Sterling said during an interview with MMAonSiriusXM. “Now, his minions Sch*tty and the other skinny twig were on the other side. I see these guys screaming and yelling, coming all the way back over to be a*holes. I was like, alright guys, the presser’s done, and now you’re in our personal space. I told him, ‘Dude, you’re really close now, and you’re being straight-up disrespectful. I’m right here now, so if you wanna sit behind this, you’re not very far away from me…’