Aljamain Sterling's claim about his fight against Henry Cejudo doing 700k PPV buys have fans muddled

Aljamain Sterling has stirred up confusion among fans with his recent claim about the pay-per-view buys for his fight against Henry Cejudo at UFC 288.After Cejudo's coach, Eric Albarracin boasted about the event's impressive buyrate on The MMA Hour, Sterling took to Twitter to refute those figures, claiming he was told of a much lower figure.Sterling's future opponent, Sean O'Malley, chimed in on Twitter, seeking clarification on the actual pay-per-view numbers.&quot;How many PPV you and Henry Do?@funkmasterMMA&quot;Sean O'Malley@SugaSeanMMAHow many PPV you and Henry Do? @funkmasterMMA101423How many PPV you and Henry Do? @funkmasterMMAIn a sarcastic response, the bantamweight king proclaimed:&quot;About 700k. You?&quot;Aljamain Sterling@funkmasterMMAAbout 700k. You? twitter.com/sugaseanmma/st…Sean O'Malley@SugaSeanMMAHow many PPV you and Henry Do? @funkmasterMMA215244How many PPV you and Henry Do? @funkmasterMMAAbout 700k. You? twitter.com/sugaseanmma/st…This tongue-in-cheek remark caught many off guard, causing a frenzy among fans who believed the actual figure was closer to 300,000, contrary to Sterling's claim.&quot;No you did not lmao, you did maybe 300k&quot;ErnieTastyFresh 🇳🇪🇳🇪🇳🇪🇳🇪@ErnieTastyFresh@funkmasterMMA No you did not lmao, you did maybe 300k121@funkmasterMMA No you did not lmao, you did maybe 300k&quot;Why did he say to@arielhelwani that it was 200k and poked fun at weird glasses who said 700k?&quot;Frontier Sports Talk@TalkingFrontier@funkmasterMMA Why did he say to @arielhelwani that it was 200k and poked fun at weird glasses who said 700k?3@funkmasterMMA Why did he say to @arielhelwani that it was 200k and poked fun at weird glasses who said 700k?Amidst the perplexed reactions, one fan astutely pointed out:&quot;Nobody in the replies gets it 😂 hate to see it coach&quot;This highlighting the widespread misunderstanding of Sterling's sarcastic remark. It appears that many fans failed to grasp the playful nature of his response, leading to a flurry of corrections and debates within the online community.Gabe@Ayy_Gabe@funkmasterMMA Nobody in the replies gets it hate to see it coach1@funkmasterMMA Nobody in the replies gets it 😂 hate to see it coachCheck out fan's responses to Aljamain Sterling's tweet below:Iflowmann@iflowmannMMA@funkmasterMMA This a confirmation of what Henry coach said?7@funkmasterMMA This a confirmation of what Henry coach said?Stephen Capriotti@Stephen_Cap2@funkmasterMMA If you did about 700k with Henry. You gonna be doing 850k+ with Suga451@funkmasterMMA If you did about 700k with Henry. You gonna be doing 850k+ with Sugadrew@FTWZAE@funkmasterMMA Quick google search everyone source is Henry coach ? and then you gonna tell me “well other website have it too” I wonder how ? Maybe they just went based off when Henry team said without any additional information cmon now…I say a good 300-400k buys not bad1@funkmasterMMA Quick google search everyone source is Henry coach ? 😂 and then you gonna tell me “well other website have it too” I wonder how ? Maybe they just went based off when Henry team said without any additional information cmon now…I say a good 300-400k buys not bad https://t.co/5oTNrpy6aU𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹🩸@DaredevilMMA@funkmasterMMA Complete lies, let’s see the receipts2@funkmasterMMA Complete lies, let’s see the receiptsJeff 🇨🇦🥋@tyrone_aitken_@funkmasterMMA You said yourself you were told you'd be lucky to break 200k1@funkmasterMMA You said yourself you were told you'd be lucky to break 200kB@B_B_316@funkmasterMMA Didn’t Henry’s coach say 700k and then you said it didn’t even get 500k?5@funkmasterMMA Didn’t Henry’s coach say 700k and then you said it didn’t even get 500k?MMA Daily Dialogue@MMADialogue@ErnieTastyFresh @funkmasterMMA It did 700k look on Google for gods sake. Takes 2 seconds to fact check.79@ErnieTastyFresh @funkmasterMMA It did 700k look on Google for gods sake. Takes 2 seconds to fact check.Billy Rubin@billyrubes@MMADialogue @ErnieTastyFresh @funkmasterMMA Well that isn’t an official number. Number hasn’t come out yet. That was henry’s (known to be a liar) coach lol9@MMADialogue @ErnieTastyFresh @funkmasterMMA Well that isn’t an official number. Number hasn’t come out yet. That was henry’s (known to be a liar) coach lolThe mixed messaging surrounding the pay-per-view buys for the Sterling vs. Cejudo fight has left fans befuddled and in search of clarity. With conflicting claims from various sources, it is unclear what the true number of purchases for UFC 288 was.Aljamain Sterling motivated to derail Sean O'Malley's hype train at UFC 292The stage is set for an exciting fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O'Malley at UFC 292 in August. As the fight approaches, a popular narrative suggests that the UFC is rooting for O'Malley to become the next big pay-per-view sensation, a la Conor McGregor. Sterling, on the other hand, is motivated by the desire to derail O'Malley's meteoric rise.In a recently released video on his YouTube channel, 'Funk Master' expressed his belief that the promotion is keen on O'Malley taking the spotlight as the champion.“I do think the UFC does want that [O'Malley as champion]. Then, when [O'Malley's coach Tim Welch] started going into his reasonings of why [the UFC wants O’Malley to be champion], and started calling him a knockout artist. Like, not saying he’s never knocked anybody out, but it’s just very different now that he’s swimming with the big boys in the deep end.&quot;Aljamain Sterling's candid remarks didn't end there. He further labeled 'Sugar' as a &quot;wannabe, knockoff Conor McGregor,&quot; insinuating that the rising star lacks the formula or charisma to reach the same level of greatness as the Irish superstar.Check out Aljamain Sterling's comments below [16:53 mark]:

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