#bantamweight-title

#bantamweight-title

I think the UFC made a good choice, a good match-up. Because he's a boring fighter, and I think the UFC wanted to put him out," suggested Oliveira during Wednesday's UFC Vegas 113 media day. "And he [will give me] the chance to put him out.

Me vs. Petr at the White House just makes sense. I don't know what else is a bigger fight than that if we're just going off pure big fights. If we're going off what makes the absolute most sense, which is not always what the UFC goes off of, I think Merab deserves the title shot. But if we're going off, what the f-k is the biggest fight?

Merab Dvalishvili has a chance to make history at Saturday's UFC 323. The promotion's bantamweight champion, in the midst of a 14-fight win streak, is looking to become the first champ to defend a UFC title four times in a calendar year. Standing in his way, Petr Yan, a former champion himself in the weight class, one who Dvalishvili defeated on his way to claiming gold at 135lbs.