PORTLAND, Ore. – The UFC plans to pair the top four bantamweights in a runoff for the next title shot, according to Aljamain Sterling.
Sterling, the UFC’s No. 2 ranked fighter at 135 pounds, hopes his bracket opens with a fight against No. 3 Petr Yan, who recently agreed to face him in late spring or early summer.
”I think we’re the only two people that have been talked about in terms of getting a title shot, or should fight for an interim title,” Sterling told MMA Fighting backstage at SUG 11. “So I think if that’s the fight to make, then why not let us figure it out and see who deserves to get the next shot?