Corey Anderson claims the Ultimate Fighting Championship didn’t give him a title shot due to a lack of social media following.
Anderson claims he was riding a three-fight winning streak in the UFC in 2018 when he was approached by executive Hunter Campbell. Campbell allegedly told Anderson that he was undeniably deserving of a title shot against then light heavyweight champ Jon Jones. However, Campbell said he would be robbed of the title shot since he didn’t have enough social media followers.
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“Hunter Campbell, when I left the UFC before the Johnny Walker fight, he had a conversation with me and he told me, ‘We can’t give you a title fight, but it’s 100% that you deserve a title fight,.