Aljamain Sterling and Dana White are on completely different pages when it comes to who the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world is.
It seems that while the main event of UFC 311 might have done enough to change the businessman’s mind, it hasn’t particularly had an impact on the former bantamweight world champion.
Aljamain Sterling thinks Jon Jones is the pound-for-pound number one over Islam Makhachev
On Saturday night, Islam Makhachev produced a sensational performance against Renato Moicano, finishing the Brazilian inside the opening round with a ruthless brabo choke.
The display was so impressive that Dana White finally conceded that the Russian is the rightful pound-for-pound King over Jon Jones.
However, while many are now adamant that Makhachev stands alone at the top of the MMA mountain, not everyone is convinced.
Aljamain Sterling is still adamant that nobody is better than ‘Bones’.
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In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, the former world champion exclaimed: “My number one pound-for-pound, I feel like it has to be Jon Jones. He’s fighting guys in his weight. He’s cleaned house.
“My definition of pound-for-pound is that if weight wasn’t a factor, your overall skill, could you beat everyone based on the skill set you possess. I think he would be that guy.
He then claimed that his top five are Jon Jones, Islam Makhachev, Merab Dvalishvili and Alex Pereira, with Belal Muhammad just edging out Ilia Topuria to claim fifth place.
Dana White and Daniel Cormier disagree on major issue in the aftermath of UFC 311 main event
While the pound-for-pound debate rages on, that topic wasn’t the only thing the UFC CEO disagreed with a former champion about.
Following the UFC 311 main event, attention quickly switched to which fighter Makhachev should take on next.
And it’s fair to say White and Daniel Cormier had very different opinions on the matter.
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