Raphael Assuncao has l ong called for a meeting with former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. But after Saturday’s UFC 226, that ship may have sailed. “After my next win on Saturday, Dominick Cruz is out of the picture for me,” Assuncao told MMAjunkie. “I want to go straight to challenge the champion for the belt.” Back to that shortly. A long-time bantamweight contender, Assuncao (26-5 MMA, 10-2 UFC) meets Rob Font (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in an FS1-televised preliminary card bantamweight bout. Now three fights removed from his last loss, a unanimous decision to T.J.
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UFC 226′s Raphael Assuncao ready to ‘put my foot down’ on title shot with win – MMA Junkie