==== 2020 ====
Sterling stod over for [[Cory Sandhagen]] den 6. juni 2020 på UFC 250 i en kamp, som UFC-præsident Dana White bekræftede at være en bantamweight-eliminator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aljamain Sterling vs. Cory Sandhagen Targeted For UFC 250|url=https://www.mmanews.com/aljamain-sterling-vs-cory-sandhagen-targeted-for-ufc-250/|date=2020-05-21|website=MMA News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmanews.com/ufc-president-dana-white-confirms-sterling-vs-sandhagen-is-title-eliminator/amp/|title=UFC President Dana White Confirms Sterling vs. Sandhagen Is Title Eliminator|website=MMANews.com|date=6. juni 2020|last=Fernando Quiles, Jr.|access-date= 8. marts 2021|archive-date= 7. juni 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607180831/https://www.mmanews.com/ufc-president-dana-white-confirms-sterling-vs-sandhagen-is-title-eliminator/amp/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Han vandt kampen via submission i første runde.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/6/6/21282887/ufc-250-results-aljamain-sterling-chokes-out-cory-sandhagen-in-statement-performance|title=UFC 250 results: Aljamain Sterling chokes out Cory Sandhagen in statement performance|website=MMAFighting.com|date=6. juni 2020|access-date=6. juni 2020|last=Damon Martin}}</ref> Denne sejr gav ham sin første ''Performance of the Night-bonuspris''.<ref name="UFC 250" />
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