Raphael Assuncao is 7-0 since cutting down to bantamweight, but doesn’t expect to fight for the title in his next bout.
The Brazilian veteran, who holds a win over UFC 135-pound champion T.J. Dillashaw on his record, finally recovered from an ankle injury and expects to be back inside the Octagon in August.
"I needed four months to recover," Assuncao told MMAFighting.com. "I spent a couple weeks in Brazil and that was the time I needed to heal completely. I’m at 90 percent now, training normally. I don’t know what’s next for me, but I want to fight in August, or early September.