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Aljamain Sterling has gained more than 40lb less than one week after losing his featherweight title.<\/p>\n

Losses impact fighters in different ways and the Funk Master has decided to take a bit of a break. The former UFC bantamweight world champion was left heartbroken after he was knocked out by the controversial and colourful Sean O\u2019Malley in the second round at UFC 292.<\/p>\n

He had previously indicated an interest in moving up a weight division to fight Alexander Volkanovski, but said he was reassessing this plan after his damaging loss.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, he seems to be totally committed to his initial plan, as he has undergone a huge body transformation.<\/p>\n

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When he walked into the Octagon to face O\u2019Malley, he weighed in at exactly 135lb (9.6 stone). Less than one week later, the 34-year-old stepped onto the scales and clocked in at a jaw-dropping 175.5lb (12.5 stone).<\/p>\n

Previously, Sterling was the proud owner of a set of chiselled abdominals and enormous arms. However, since his loss, his abs are now barely visible and he looks to be bulkier.<\/p>\n

Would you like to see Aljamain Sterling fight at a higher weight class? Let us know in the comments section below<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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While munching on white chocolate, he turned to the camera on his FunkMasterMMA YouTube channel and said, \u201cI told myself I wasn\u2019t going to get that heavy, but as you can see the process had already begun.\u201d After grimacing into the camera, he laughed and said, \u201cdon\u2019t judge me\u201d.<\/p>\n

After his defeat, Sterling said he wanted to do some soul-searching as he considered his next move. Instead of going up in weight to fight Volkanovski, the 34-year-old said he wants to take on O\u2019Malley.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt's 100 per cent what I would like the most,\u201d he said after the match. He could go out there and beat me again; I think it just strengthens his case that he\u2019s as good as he says he is.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think I\u2019ve earned it. I would like to think that I\u2019ve earned my right to get an immediate rematch. Maybe I could do… I don\u2019t want to say a better job because I feel like the guys I trained with were phenomenal, but maybe make it more [purposeful] to have guys that are giving me that look going side to side so that I do a better job of preparing for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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