Whos Rebecca Cruz? Everything About Aljamain Sterlings Romantic Relationshipand His Next Bout

Publish date: 2024-09-03

The current UFC Bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, absolutely dismantled former two-time champ, T.J. Dillashaw in his last outing at UFC 280. Sterling unloaded some vicious ground and pound on his opponent in the second round of the bout. It had referee Mark Goddard calling a premature stop to the bout awarding ‘The Funk Master’ yet another title defense.

While Sterling has showcased his tremendous fight prowess on multiple occasions, the 33-year-old prefers keeping his words limited to his professional life. ‘The Funk Master’ has hardly been witnessed speaking about the personal side of his life. Due to this, a number of ‘Funk Master’ fans have been in the dark regarding the personal side of their beloved athlete’s life. Here, we will take a dive into the personal side of the UFC Bantamweight Champion’s life to see if we can get to know a thing or two about his personal connections.

Who is Aljamain Sterling’s Girlfriend, Rebecca Cruz?

Despite refraining from talking much about his personal life, Sterling’s social media accounts contain enough information about his personal life. Also, the UFC Bantamweight kingpin has been in a romantic relationship with an America-based beauty and fitness specialist named Rebecca Cruz.

As far as reports suggest, the duo has been involved in a relationship for more than a decade now. Aljo’s girlfriend Cruz also operates ‘NYX Professional Makeup’ which is a cosmetics business house.

Sterling had been worried regarding her as she had a really hard time after getting diagnosed with COVID. Cruz also described her post-COVID miserable state when she appeared on the known podcast, ‘The Weekly Scraps’.

How did Aljamain Sterling meet his girlfriend Rebecca Cruz?

Despite having quite some information about how long they have been together, there’s no information available in the public domain about how Sterling met Cruz.

But, since sources say that they have been together for about a decade. So, it may be assumed that ‘The Funkmaster’ met his beloved during his early days in the sport of MMA when he used to fight for smaller promotions.

When did Aljamain Sterling propose to his girlfriend Rebecca Cruz?

Owing to a decade-long relationship, a lot of fans expected Sterling and Cruz to enter the next phase of bonding between themselves. Well, ‘The 33-year-old’ materialized the wishes of his numerous fans when he finally proposed to his girlfriend in January 2021.

It was apparent that Sterling wasn’t hesitant to showcase his proposal before the public eyes. He also put out the entire video of him proposing to Cruz as a tweet from his account.

It’s pertinent to note that Sterling had also intended to turn his fiance, Cruz, into ‘Mrs. Sterling’ soon in his 2021 tweet.

Is Aljamain Sterling married to Rebecca Cruz?

Although the ‘Funk Master’ strongly intends to marry his fiance Rebecca Cruz soon, there have been no further reports about the same. Hence, it’s apparent that the duo hasn’t married yet.

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However, the good news of ‘Aljo’ tying the knot might surprise his fans anytime.

Aljamain Sterling’s next fight, UFC 288?

The ‘Funk Master’ has been drafted for a possibly enthralling matchup at the main event of UFC 288. Sterling will take on the touted former UFC champ-champ, Henry Cejudo in an attempt to score his third title defense. ‘Aljo’ also was the only champion in the UFC to achieve his gold through a disqualification.

On the other hand, ‘The Messenger’ would be making his return to the octagon after three long years of timeout. Cejudo had his last UFC bout against one of the greatest bantamweights, Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 on 9 May 2020, where he knocked out ‘The Dominator’ with some brutal striking in the second round itself.

Many have often considered ‘the Olympic Medalist’ to be one of the best fighters with a superb overall game. Hence, the May 6th clash of the titans is expected to create a burst of excitement among most UFC fans.

How restless are you to witness the UFC 288 main event on 6 May 2023?