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Now just a few days removed from the event, "Funkmaster" is explaining his call out, saying he doesn't appreciate Cruz’ entitled attitude when it comes to the 135-pound title chase.
"I'm not necessarily mad at him, but at this point in the game I think he's a little too entitled to feel he deserves a title shot after a one-sided loss," he explained on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show.” "He got beat around from pillar to post in the cage against Cody Garbrandt. And Cody just got starched twice by T.J.”
Furthermore, Sterling says Cruz’ latest extended injury-related hiatus eliminates him from the pool of active contenders. Speaking of which, Sterling says "The Dominator" is using his time off just to sit and watch the real contenders pick each other off.
"Then you don't fight for two years and think you're just going to sit and let all the real contenders, the fighters who are really putting in the work, come out and fight each other to eliminate each other so you can say, 'I'm the last guy standing because I was out.' Fuck that, you got to fight and stay relevant," he added.
"I understand you're doing the commentary and you think that's your way to stay relevant. No bro, we're the ones putting in the work."
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"I'm not necessarily mad at him, but at this point in the game I think he's a little too entitled to feel he deserves a title shot after a one-sided loss," he explained on “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show.” "He got beat around from pillar to post in the cage against Cody Garbrandt. And Cody just got starched twice by T.J.”
Furthermore, Sterling says Cruz’ latest extended injury-related hiatus eliminates him from the pool of active contenders. Speaking of which, Sterling says "The Dominator" is using his time off just to sit and watch the real contenders pick each other off.
"Then you don't fight for two years and think you're just going to sit and let all the real contenders, the fighters who are really putting in the work, come out and fight each other to eliminate each other so you can say, 'I'm the last guy standing because I was out.' Fuck that, you got to fight and stay relevant," he added.
"I understand you're doing the commentary and you think that's your way to stay relevant. No bro, we're the ones putting in the work."
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