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Caraway still 'willing' to take non-title fight, but wants to 'keep moving up the ladder'

UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway really, really wants to fight for the championship next, but if he is offered another top contender, he will accept under one condition: a win moves him up the ladder.

Bryan Caraway cemented his position in the top five of the official UFC bantamweight rankings this past weekend when he upset the highly-touted Aljamain Sterling, delivering him his first professional loss. It was a back-and-forth fight on the mat, but Caraway pulled away in the later rounds and extended his winning streak with a split decision victory.

Sterling was very determined to fight Caraway and once the fight was booked, "Funk Master" was just as determined to shut the underdog down at UFC Fight Night 88 on May 29.