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With Michael Bisping landing the UK's maiden UFC title last weekend, the British mixed martial arts scene has arguably never been stronger.

While Bisping may be the man at the forefront of the sport in the UK right now, Danny 'Hot Chocolate' Robert is widely tipped to be the face of UK MMA in the not so distant future and he's very confident himself that's going to be the case.

Having already won his first two bouts in a highly competitive welterweight division, that time may arrive sooner rather than later.

Despite his early success, the adopted Scouser says he won't be getting carried away and says his last fight in the Octagon at UFC 197 taught him a lot of valuable lessons.

"My last fight with Dominique Steele was a tough fight and a few of the decisions in the fight didn't go my way," Roberts said.

"Ultimately, though, I felt like it was good to get the time in the cage and I can now put that experience under my belt and move towards bigger and greater things.

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"I'm pleased I finally get to speak about the fight today as I want to say to people that, although sometimes you can feel 100% in the gym, it doesn't always translate to the cage and sometimes you can find yourself just 'not be on' when you get in there.

"What I took away from it was that even on one of my bad days, I still pulled through and I still got my hand raised and got the 'W'. That ultimately is the thing that counts and I can take a lot away from the fight."

During his bout with Steele, Roberts suffered a hairline fracture to his foot which forced him to take some time away from the sport to recuperate properly.

While it's been a little frustrating not being able to train at 100%, 'Hot Chocolate' already has a clear timeline in his mind of when he'd like to make his return.

"I'm a little limited with my movement at the moment but in the next five or six weeks, I'm going to be back in my training and I know I've got a big future to start working towards," Roberts said.

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"Saying that, I want to say to my fans that they aren't gonna have a problem when it comes to seeing 'Hot Chocolate' keeping busy.

"With one KO finish and one 'Fight of the Night', I'm always gonna come quick and fast so in the next six months, I hope you are going to see me two more times and I promise you I'm going to be taking out more names at 170lbs."

The welterweight division is one of the UFC's deepest and most talent filled. Roberts is certainly aware of this and is already planning his route to the top and how he can break into the top 15 rankings. The next man on his radar is a man who has taken several prized scalps of late including the highly rated prospect Sage Northcutt. That man is, of course, the American Bryan Barberena.

"Who's the guy that beat Northcutt?" Roberts asked. "Bryan Barberena, yeah, him. I think he'd be a sensible match-up for me. I think it'd be a nice main card slot. Me and him will both stand and trade and we've both got heart but I will be the man who will prevail.

"The 170lbs division is stacked and there is plenty of talent there. There's plenty of fights there that will make a real good show for me so let me make this clear. Anyone who stylistically thinks they can bring it to the table, let's do it. I'll show you what I'm all about."

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Roberts is in London visiting family and friends and says he's been overwhelmed by the reaction he's received since returning home from his training camp base with the Blackzilians out in Florida.

Fighting back home on a UK card looks a big possibility for 'Hot Chocolate' given that the UFC are reportedly putting together two UK cards before the end of quarter one 2017. This is something that excites Roberts tremendously.

"To hear there's going to be a UK card and that there's a chance for me to fight on it is massive," Roberts said. "The UK deserve to see 'Hot Chocolate' so when that time comes, I believe I'm going to be on home soil, we are going to get a nice fight on for everyone and I'm going to show everyone and the world what I got.

"I just wanna take the time to thank all my fans in the UK and across the world. Regardless of whether I'm here or in the US, I love you all to bits and you are that true energy that I need and I can't thank people enough for that.

"In the UK, Bisping is currently the man to watch, but Danny 'Hot Chocolate' Roberts, I'm gonna be the next man so watch out."