The MMA Hour<\/em><\/a> with Ariel Helwani. The UFC featherweight champion seemed fine with the championship while he’s out due to injury.<\/p>\n“I even said that a big win from Yair would get him a shot. To be honest, you’re probably going to ask about this whole interim belt thing. Dana talking about it and things like that, I’ll do it for you. To be honest, I don’t mind the idea while I’m sitting here. Again, I think it’s looking like me defending that lightweight belt, and there’s no clear number one contender.”<\/p>\n
Alexander Volkanovski continued, “Let them fight for that number one contender, I think they both deserve it. Josh Emmett and Yair Rodriguez they’re both in a position where they could get a shot. Are they screaming out that it needs to be them? No, not really. So, let them fight for that number one contender if it’s for an interim belt. Then we’ll fight, sweet.”<\/p>\n
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