Sterling looking for finish of Caraway, title shot
It took months for Aljamain Sterling to book a fight with Bryan Caraway and now, he's already planning his next move.
Responding to questions on Twitter, "The Funk Master" declared his plan to finish Caraway and pursue bantamweight gold:
The plan is to finish Caraway. If I complete my goal I'll ask for the champ. If not then winner of Almeida-Garbrandt https://t.co/LsHAXzUdSq
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) April 28, 2016
If a knockout or submission isn't in the cards, he mentioned facing either Thomas Almeida or Cody Garbrandt as an alternative. The two fast-rising bantamweights face each other in the main event of UFC Fight Night 88 on May 29.
Sterling and Caraway will meet on the preliminary portion of that card. The two have a long-running feud, with Sterling repeatedly mocking Caraway's relationship with women's bantamweight champion Miesha "Cupcake" Tate: