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Dana White: Renan Barao 'should probably move up' to featherweight

Now having lost his belt to T.J. Dillashaw and the rematch, the only chance former bantamweight champion Renan Barao has of getting a title shot again is another weight class.

And UFC president Dana White thinks it's time for the 28-year-old Brazilian to get a change of scenery.

White said in the UFC on FOX 16 post-fight conference that he thinks Barao should explore the idea of moving up to featherweight, particularly since he has had so much trouble cutting weight over the years.

"Yeah, it's obviously his decision but I think it would be a good idea to go up in weight," White told the media.