World Sports Today

Former UFC men’s bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is at a crossroads in his career. Following his narrow loss to Movsar Evloev at UFC 310, Sterling doesn’t know if he should continue his career. He’s 35, ranked No. 9 at 145 pounds, and suddenly staring up at eight fighters ahead of him in a promotion that hasn’t always held him in high regard—even when he was world champion at 135 pounds. In the midst of an increasingly dominant reign atop the flyweight division, Alexandre Pantoja will put his belt on the line for a third time in the main event of UFC 310 on December 7 against Japanese star Kai Asakura, who will look to shock the world by winning a UFC title in his first trip to the Octagon.  Alexander Volkov cooks for his team; Bryan Battle races go karts with his family; Champ Alexandre Pantoja trains in Florida; Kai Asakura has a Las Vegas photo shoot; Randy Brown gets in a pads session; Bryce Mitchell runs into B.J. Penn; Themba Gorimbo has dinner at an African restauran...