Aljamain Sterling is perhaps the most underrated fighter in the UFC bantamweight division. Despite holding the belt, he is never regarded as one of the most dangerous opponents in the division. In his UFC 273 clash against Petr Yan, he showed why he is a dangerous fighter when it comes to controlling his opponents on the ground.
He is a blackbelt under the former UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra and trains out of Serra-Longo Fight Team. On his way to the belt, Aljo has beaten the likes of Pedro Munhoz, Jimmie Rivera, and Cory Sandhagen, whom he submitted with a rear-naked choke in under 90 seconds! But he was struck with controversy as Aljo was accused of faking a concussion to win the belt against Petr Yan at UFC 259.
But he proved everyone wrong at the rematch at UFC 273. Although UFC President Dana White did not think Aljamain Sterling won the fight, Aljo certainly had a much better showing against the Russian fighter. He more than earned the respect of the MMA community with his performance.
When did Aljamin Sterling propose to his girlfriend Rebecca Cruz?
Aljamain Sterling is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion. He was moreover the bantamweight champion of the Cage Fury Fighting Championships before joining UFC.
Around the time when The Funk Master became the champion, he proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Rebecca Cruz, as per reports.
He had been in a long-term relationship with Rebecca for almost 10 years and the couple is engaged and seems to be happy. She has always been supportive of him and has helped him emotionally.
Last year, Sterling posted on his Instagram proposing to his long-term girlfriend on their 10th-year-anniversary.
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Who is Aljamain Sterling’s girlfriend Rebecca Cruz?
Speaking about Sterling’s girlfriend, Rebecca Cruz is an American Beauty Fitness Expert. Rebecca and Aljamain have been together for almost 10 years. The couple has been recently engaged and made their engagement viral through social media.
She has got her own cosmetic company named NYX Professional Makeup which has been doing good business recently.
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Rebecca Cruz’s official Instagram account (@artistrybyrebecca) has been followed by over 5k people currently, and she usually promotes her cosmetic products through Instagram.
Cruz was recently engaged to Aljamain on February 15, 2021, to be precise. The couple has not been married yet but according to rumors, they are supposed to get married pretty soon.
It is not certain when they started dating but they have been together since not later than 2015 when their relationship made the news after reports surfaced that undefeated pro boxer Floyd Mayweather tried to steal Becca from Sterling.