Raphael Assuncao
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NewsUFC Fight Night 221’s Raphael Assuncao: ‘I think this is my last one’
Longtime bantamweight contender feels Saturday’s bout with Davey Grant might be his last fight.
NewsAssuncao: What’s a guy got to do to get a title shot around here?
Raphael Assuncao: “I’ve done everything that I have to do, I’ve done everything that I could do, and I don’t know what else to do.”
NewsUFC Fight Night 120 performance bonuses and highlights
Raphael Assuncao, Matt Brown, Dustin Poirier, and Anthony Pettis won $50,000 performance bonuses at UFC Fight Night 120.
NewsTJ: Faber mind blowingly childish
T. J. Dillashaw: “It’s been kind of mind blowing actually, because I would have never ever seen this side of Urijah since the time I’ve known him. It’s very childish.”
NewsAssuncao breaks ankle, out at least two months
Unfortunately for him several injuries have set him back and again he suffered a broken ankle that will make him an unlikely candidate for the next title shot.
NewsAssuncao: I won’t fight anyone but Dillashaw next
Rafael Assuncao: “I will let the UFC know that I won’t accept any other fight but a title fight after I beat Caraway. I’m not interested in any other fight.”
NewsAssuncao: I’ll beat Caraway then wait for title shot
Raphael Assuncao is the next logical contender for the bantamweight title, but with a fight already booked could be risking that. Assuncao though, isn’t worried.
