LAS VEGAS – Raphael Assuncao asked one simple question following his dominant win over Rob Font at UFC 226: “What more do I have to do?”

It’s a fair question coming from the Brazilian bantamweight contender, who despite being a stellar 11-1 in the weight class, still doesn’t think he’s being considered as a leading candidate to fight for a UFC title in the near future.

Assuncao (26-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC) has just one blemish on his record at 135 pounds, and that came against current champ T.J. Dillashaw – who he has also beat. He wants to fight for the title against the winner of next month’s UFC 227 headliner between Dillashaw (15-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and Cody Garbrandt (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), but UFC President Dana White still doesn’t seem convinced.

“The thing you have to remember about Assuncao – that’s easy to say: ‘Hey, this guy’s 11-1, why hasn’t he got this fight?'” White told MMAjunkie at the UFC 226 post-event news conference. “That guy disappeared for a while. He had some injuries. He was gone for a while. Then he recently just came back and he’s starting to fight again.”

UFC 226 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Assuncao’s unanimous-decision victory over Font (15-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) aired on the FS1-televised prelims prior to the pay-per-view main card.

White’s accurate in that Assuncao has had some untimely injuries over the years, which has likely slowed his progress in terms of getting a crack at UFC gold. Moreover, with eight of his 11 UFC wins coming by decision, Assuncao hasn’t done a ton to satisfy the desires of a sport that rewards emphatic finishes.

White would not definitively declare Assuncao as the No. 1 contender following his win at UFC 226. However, he did leave the door open to him getting a big opportunity, and that’s more than can be said for him in the past.

“That guy never loses. That is true,” White said. “Who beat him? T.J.? (Assuncao is) a stud. Now that he’s gotten a little more consistency, we’ll see what happens.”

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