Aljamain Sterling breaks silence on heated confrontation with Sean O'Malley's "a**hole best friends" ahead of Noche UFC

Ahead of UFC Noche on Sept. 14, former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and his teammate Merab Dvalishvili got into a heated interaction with some people outside the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

MMA account @Home_of_Fight uploaded a clip of the altercation on X.

Check out the clip below:

Sterling responded to the video by expressing his disagreement with the caption of the post. 'Funk Master' claimed that he and Dvalishvili confronted O'Malley's friends, who were being disrespectful while 'The Machine' was interacting with the fans.

"Aljamain*** Negative. Confrontation with O'Malley's 2 a**holes best friends being disrespectful while Merab was trying to take pictures with the fans. I fixed the caption for you."

Check out Aljamain Sterling's response below:

Sterling uploaded two more posts on X, elaborating on the incident.

Dvalishvili is all set to headline the UFC Noche 306 event against O'Malley for the bantamweight throne. The event will be held at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

O'Malley is undefeated in his last eight UFC outings. Meanwhile, 'The Machine' is riding a 10-fight win streak in the promotion.

O'Malley also shares history with Sterling. The two went toe-to-toe at UFC 292 in August last year at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

That night, 'Suga' rose to the occasion and scored an impressive knockout victory in the second round of the fight. The win earned O'Malley the UFC bantamweight belt and a Performance of the Night bonus worth $50,000.