Edson Barboza scored his first knockout victory since moving down to the featherweight division at UFC 262, stopping Shane Burgos in round three, and wants a crack at the elite of the 145-pound class going forward.
Following back-to-back wins over Makwan Amirkhani and Burgos inside the octagon—and a controversial split decision loss to Dan Ige in 2020—Barboza hopes his next opponent is someone ranked among the five best in the UFC.
“I want to fight a top-5, man,” Barboza said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “I think I deserve to fight a top-5 given my history in the UFC.