{"id":306413,"date":"2019-03-20T19:28:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T02:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=306413"},"modified":"2019-03-20T20:13:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T03:13:27","slug":"three-options-for-the-ufcs-vacant-bantamweight-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/three-options-for-the-ufcs-vacant-bantamweight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Three options for the UFC\u2019s vacant bantamweight title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Unfortunate news came out this morning that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/breaking-tj-dillashaw-relinquishes-title-after-adverse-drug-test-finding\/\">TJ Dillashaw would be  relinquishing his bantamweight title due to &#8216;adverse&#8217; findings<\/a> in a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/usada-releases-statement-on-tj-dillashaw-drug-test\/\">USADA drug sample<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, it was announced that TJ Dillashaw will be suspended for a year, retroactive to January 19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that, the promotions bantamweight division will be forced to move on and crown a new champion. Here are three logical choices for the UFC\u2019s next 135-pound title fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Marlon Moraes vs Pedro Munhoz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no question Marlon Moraes is the number one contender in the UFC\u2019s bantamweight division. The Brazilian is riding a four-fight winning streak with his lone loss inside the Octagon coming in his UFC debut via split-decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, since the loss, Moraes beat John Dodson by decision,<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-fresno\/ufc-fresno-results-marlon-moraes-kos-aljamain-sterling\/\"> knocked out Aljamain Sterling<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-utica\/ufc-utica-results-marlon-moraes-kos-jimmie-rivera-video\/\">Jimmie Rivera<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-fortaleza-results-marlon-moraes-submits-raphael-assuncao\/\">submitted Raphael Assuncao<\/a>. Moraes has been calling for a title shot and should be getting one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Pedro Munhoz skyrocketed to a top contender after his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-235-results-pedro-munhoz-kos-cody-garbrandt-video\/\">knockout win over former champion, Cody Garbrandt<\/a> at UFC 235. The win shocked many and extended the Brazilian&#8217;s winning streak to three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Marlon Moraes vs Aljamain Sterling 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Moraes vs Aljamain Sterling happened in 2017, Sterling has rebounded since then and is a top contender in the stacked 135-pound division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sterling has rallied off wins over Brett Johns, Cody Stamann, and Jimmie Rivera and has been calling for a rematch against Moraes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Marlon Moraes vs Henry Cejudo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry Cejudo wanted a shot at becoming a UFC \u201cchamp-champ\u201d after he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-on-espn-1-results-henry-cejudo-tkos-tj-dillashaw\/\">knocked out TJ Dillashaw<\/a> in 32 seconds this past January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He still has that opportunity if the UFC decides to book him in a fight for the vacant bantamweight title against Marlon Moraes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, no matter what, Moraes should be getting a title shot. The question is, who will it be against?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who do you think should fight for the vacant bantamweight title?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPenn.com<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 3\/20\/2019<\/em><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunate news came out this morning that TJ Dillashaw would be relinquishing his bantamweight title due to &#8216;adverse&#8217; findings in a USADA drug sample. In addition, it was announced that TJ Dillashaw will be suspended for a year, retroactive to January 19. With that, the promotions bantamweight division will be forced to move on and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54463,"featured_media":301517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10163,10180,23015,39443,10185,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Three options for the UFC\u2019s vacant bantamweight title | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"TJ Dillashaw will relinquish his bantamweight title. 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