Plenty were shocked to see the fight go ahead, and when he did enter the cage, ‘T-City’ offered little offense to trouble Sterling. John McCarthy, for one, saw a man who is not as motivated and passionate about fighting as he once was.

Aljamain Sterling cruised to victory in lopsided fashion in his fight against Brian Ortega, but it turns out disaster nearly struck late in the five-round co-main event. Following his unanimous decision win where he swept every judges’ scorecard,

In Saturday's UFC Fight Night 257 co-main event, Sterling (20-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC) cruised to a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) win over Ortega (16-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) at Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai.