There’s hardly a shortage of challengers to fight for TJ Dillashaw’s UFC bantamweight title. Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao both have claims to be next in line, while former champion Dominick Cruz can boast that he’s the last person to beat Dillashaw, winning by split decision to regain 135-pound supremacy. New flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is also in the mix, although Dillashaw seems uninterested.
Cruz appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday to explain why he should be fighting Dillashaw next. (Via ESPN)
“I know I deserve that title shot,” said Cruz, “because I defended that title more times than anyone in the history of the division.