Raphael Assuncao is looking for a June return to the Octagon against former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz.
Assuncao was aiming to a trilogy bout with champion T.J. Dillashaw for the 135-pound championship after going 3-0 in 2017 with wins over Aljamain Sterling, Marlon Moraes and Matthew Lopez, but the promotion has taken a different direction.
Away from the cage since a third-round knockout win over Lopez last November, Assuncao told MMA Fighting that the perfect booking right now would be against Cruz.
”I’ve already called him out in many interviews, but we don’t know what’s next for me yet,” Assuncao said.