UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw believes he’s earned the right to set the terms of a superfight with flyweight champ Henry Cejudo.

Although UFC President Dana White has indicated the bout should take place in Dillashaw’s division, the bantamweight champ is adamant it should be contested at flyweight.

“Who is Henry Cejudo to have the street cred?” Dillashaw told MMAjunkie this past week at UFC headquarters. “I’ve been the one flirting with the idea of going down to 125 to fight a guy that was scared to fight me the entire time, a guy (Cejudo) beat.

“He beat a guy that was scared of me, and now he wants to come up and challenge me? It’s a little ridiculous if the UFC wants to get behind him.”

Prior to winning the bantamweight title, Dillashaw was in line for a flyweight title shot against now-former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. But the bout failed to materialize, and another round of negotiations after Dillashaw won the 135-pound belt came to naught.

“No matter what, he comes to my weight class, or I go to his, I’ll whoop his ass,” Dillashaw (16-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) said of Cejudo (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC). “But who’s got the credit to go down? I’m the No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter right now. I should make the decision.”

Dillashaw previously hasn’t competed at 125 pounds, but he was able to get to 140 pounds when a fight with Johnson was in the works. He’s confident he would have no trouble moving down.

Earlier in his MMA career, Cejudo, a former Olympic gold medalist wrestler, repeatedly had trouble making weight as a flyweight. He moved up to the bantamweight division for his UFC debut before returning to 125 pounds, where he’s since made weight without issue.

Dillashaw said he’ll rely on his management to advocate for him as negotiations for the superfight press on. He’d like to get back into the octagon by the end of the year or early 2019, whatever the results of talks.

“I’ll be boisterous,” he said. “I’m the one that’s a professional. I’m the one that can cut the weight. I’m not a big 135-er. I walk around under 150 (pounds) right now.

“I guarantee you Cejudo is just as big as me right now. I don’t want the excuse of me beating Cejudo’s ass and (him saying), ‘Oh, it’s because he’s bigger than me. (Expletive) that. I’m not. I’ll be at 125. There’s no excuses.”

As for his own division, Dillashaw also believes he’s earned the right to dictate terms there, as well. He thinks the promotion should book a title eliminator between ex-champ Dominick Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Marlon Moraes (21-5-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC).

“As soon as they fight and win,” he said. “Dominick hasn’t fought in two years. Go beat Moraes, and then we’ll talk. Same with Moraes; Moraes lost to (Raphael) Assuncao. Come back, get that win, and prove yourself. Then I’ll (expletive) you guys up.”

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