Matt Frevola shares UFC's contractual pressures which possibly triggered Aljamain Sterling to accept short-notice title clash against Sean O'Malley
Matt Frevola recently weighed in on Aljamain Sterling's claims of being pressured into accepting a short-notice title fight against Sean O'Malley. He noted that there should be more awareness of how to deal with the potential UFC's contractual pressures.
'Funk Master's' grievances regarding his title fight against 'Suga' last year are well documented as he felt pressured to accept the fight despite having just defeated Henry Cejudo. The turnaround from the Cejudo fight to the O'Malley fight would see Sterling have only three months to recover, train, and make 135 pounds for UFC 292.
'The Steamrolla' quoted Championship Rounds' tweet showing Sterling's reaction to reliving the emotions and revealed that fighters have a choice. Taking it to X, Frevola mentioned that fighters have the option to turn down a fight and shared what happens when they do. He wrote:
"Fun fact. Fighters don't have to say yes to a fight offered to them. Another fun fact. If you say no to a fight offer, the UFC isn't obligated to give you another fight for another 6 months. Wish more fans understood that it's not so black and white."
Check out Matt Frevola's tweet below:
![Frevola's tweet regarding Sterling's comments [Image courtesy: @SteamRollaa - X]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/06/39d98-17181459238155-1920.jpg?w=500)
Matt Frevola responds to fan tweet regarding Aljamain Sterling not having a choice to decline the fight
Matt Frevola responded to a fan's tweet that implied that Aljamain Sterling didn't have a choice to decline the UFC's offer to defend his bantamweight championship against Sean O'Malley.
'The Steamrolla' doubled down on the aforementioned tweet and replied to the fans by mentioning that the UFC have plenty of other alternatives should a fighter decline a short-notice fight. Frevola mentioned that it was a business decision and understands why the UFC booked it shortly after Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo. He wrote:
"You gotta remember the UFC is a well run machine/business. From a business standpoint, having O'Malley fight next in Boston for the belt was ideal. A lot of fighters hurt and Aljo didn't take crazy damage against Cejudo. I get both sides here. It's just business and UFC is good at it. Main point of the tweet is that saying yes/no to fight offers are more complicated than a lot of people think."
Check out Matt Frevola's tweet below:
![Frevola's tweet regarding Sterling vs. O'Malley [Image courtesy: @SteamRollaa - X]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/06/02c20-17181471515984-1920.jpg)