Will Brooks is looking to enter the lightweight title mix immediately. The former Bellator lightweight champ made a successful UFC debut when he defeated Ross Pearson earlier this month, and now has a bigger target in mind - UFC on Fox 20 winner Edson Barboza. He took to social media to make the callout:
I want @EdsonBarbozaJR next in Portland... Fighting along side the homie @ColbyCovMMA in his home state @ufc
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) July 24, 2016
Barboza defeated Gilbert Melendez by unanimous decision in the co-main event of the Fox show last night.