New England Cartel head Tyson Chartier thinks Rob Font has earned a title shot, but with the current status of the UFC’s bantamweight division, he thinks it may take time. Font (19-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has emerged as a top contender after scoring a marquee finish over former title challenger Marlon Moraes and a shutout of former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt at UFC Fight Night 188. But with newly crowned champion Aljamain Sterling set to run things back with Petr Yan due to the unfortunate illegal knee ending in their fight, the division’s title picture has been stalled – and so has Font’s road to gold. “Rob’s division is really weird because you’ve got Aljo coming off that weird win and then the injury,” Chartier told MMA Junkie. “The rumor is that he’s coming back in November, so if him and Yan fight in November, do we get the winner of that or does T.J. (Dillashaw) and (Cory) Sandhagen get the winner of that?
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Tyson Chartier: If title shot not next for Rob Font, one more win should do the trick – MMA Junkie