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Aljamain Sterling has revealed he was one win away from a dream match-up against Alexander Volkanovski, before his defeat by Sean O'Malley changed everything.
Sterling says he would be fighting for the featherweight title at UFC 300 this weekend had he defended his bantamweight championship against O'Malley, with UFC supremo Dana White agreeing to sanction the right.
But 'Suga' secured a sensational second round knockout victory to win the title, while Aussie star Volkanovski went on to lose his belt to Ilia Topuria.
Sterling, 34, takes on Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 this weekend but still harbours regret over not getting the Volkanovski