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Aljamain Sterling reportedly faced a one-hour deadline to accept Kevin Vallejos fight
Ariel Helwani relayed Sterling’s account that he had an hour to accept the fight before the UFC moved on. Sterling said the timing worked out because he wanted to fight once more in 2026.
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Ariel Helwani relayed Sterling’s account of being given an hour to accept a Kevin Vallejos fight before the UFC moved on. Sterling said he was training at the time and wanted another fight before the end of 2026. He pushed back on the idea that he wanted to sit out, saying Vallejos made more sense to him than an offered fight with Pico.
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