Efter att Raphael Assuncao missade sin titelmatch mot Renan Barao under UFC 173 i maj på grund av revbensskada, hoppade istället T.J. Dillashaw in och tog hem bältet.
Assuncao har sedan dess velat ha en ny chans, vilket han hoppas på att få efter sin kommande match mot Bryan Caraway. Han vill få matchen överstökad så snabbt som möjligt så att han sedan kan ta titeln ifrån Dillashaw.
Det här berättar Assuncao, via ”MMAFighting”:
This fight is really important for me, and I’m taking it very seriously. Some people think I’m taking him lightly because it’s not a title fight, but I’m extremely focused. I know Caraway is a good fighter, but I’m already thinking ahead. Everything I do is planned. I’m not underestimating Caraway. I’m already making plans, but I’m focused on this guy.
To begin with, that should have been my fight. The UFC knows that, everybody knows that. I’m not getting any younger, so this is my time. I’m feeling physically better, more mature, so things are getting together.
I will let the UFC know that I won’t accept any other fight but a title fight after I beat Caraway. I’m not interested in any other fight, and I won’t fight anyone else.
Assuncao kommer att möta Caraway under UFC: Fight Night 54, som kommer att äga rum i Halifax Metro Centre i Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kanada den 4 oktober.
