Sterling stod over for Cody Stamann den 8. september 2018 på [[UFC 228]].<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/moresports/2018/07/18/ufc-228-dallas-bouts-revealed-womens-flyweight-title|title=UFC 228 in Dallas bouts revealed|last=Mark Francescutti|date=2018-07-18|work=sportsday.dallasnews.com|access-date=2018-07-18|archive-date=17. maj 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517135128/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/moresports/2018/07/18/ufc-228-dallas-bouts-revealed-womens-flyweight-title|url-status=dead}}</ref> Han vandt kampen via submission i anden runde.<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/09/ufc-228-results-aljamain-sterling-shines-with-incredible-submission-of-cody-stamann|title=UFC 228 results: Aljamain Sterling shines with incredible submission of Cody Stamann|date=2018-09-09|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref>
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