{"id":280372,"date":"2018-07-09T08:14:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T15:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=280372"},"modified":"2018-07-09T08:14:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T15:14:50","slug":"raphael-assuncao-is-ready-for-a-bantamweight-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/raphael-assuncao\/raphael-assuncao-is-ready-for-a-bantamweight-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael Assuncao is ready for a bantamweight title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raphael Assuncao is easily one of the best UFC fighters to never receive a UFC title shot. After his decisive UFC 226 decision win over the dangerous Rob Font, which extended his current win-streak to four-straight, he&#8217;s hoping that changes.\u00a0The Brazilian bantamweight contender, who owns victories over current UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and surging contender Marlon Moraes, is ready for his title shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, it will catapult me to a title shot \u2013 which is what I want,\u201d Assuncao told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/07\/raphael-assuncao-on-another-streak-only-interested-in-a-title-fight-after-ufc-226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a> shortly after his UFC 226 defeat of Font. \u201cAnd I think even though it was a decision, I was able to once again showcase what I can do and change my strategy on the fly and implement what I wanted to implement in the fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I have a lot to add with this fight to my overall game even more,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Hopefully it will help me and when the chance presents itself for a title shot, I\u2019ll be even more experienced. I may not get all the knockouts. I may not kick everybody [to a knockout] in 30 seconds, but the experience is there and nobody can take that away from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Assuncao is hoping a title shot will be next, he&#8217;s also a little frustrated that he hasn&#8217;t been granted the opportunity already, and will be hard-pressed to accept anything else for his next fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m frustrated,\u201d he said. \u201cDana White\u2019s my boss. He\u2019s the one who signs my check. Sean Shelby is my boss \u2013\u00a0the matchmaker. At the end of the day, whatever their decision is, it is what it is. But I don\u2019t have any interest right now of who I\u2019m going to fight [other than a title fight].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next UFC bantamweight title fight, which will see Dillashaw attempt to defend his title in a rematch with Cody Garbrandt, headlines UFC 227 on August 4. 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