UFC's Rob Font's Gunning For T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cory Sandhagen Winner, Then Title Shot UFC's Rob Font Gunning For T.J. vs. Sandhagen Winner ... Then A Title Shot Exclusive 5/31/2021 12:20 AM PT
Rob Font is fresh off the biggest win of his career -- an impressive dub over Cody Garbrandt -- and now the UFC star tells TMZ Sports who he has his sights set on next.
"I'm one fight behind. I really am. We have the champion [Aljamain Sterling], he's got to obviously do the rematch with Petr Yan and then you have Cory Sandhagen vs. T.J. Dillashaw that needs to happen."
The 33-year-old, #3 ranked bantamweight fighter continued ... "I feel like the winner of that fight, I fight and then we eventually fight for the belt."
Rob -- with a professional record of 19-4 -- was super impressive last Saturday night at UFC Fight Night, beating the former 135 lb. champ via unanimous decision.
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As far as Cory and T.J. ... the men are fighting June 24. It'll be Dillashaw's 1st fight back after a 2-year suspension for a doping violation.
We also asked Rob whether he's been in contact with the guys who got him into MMA.
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He says he hasn't talked to them, but he's trying to reach them -- and has a message for the guys.
If you're unfamiliar with his origin story ... Font was 24 years old and delivering pizzas, when he brought food to a house and saw some dudes doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
He was interested in the sport, so he joined a BJJ gym.
Fast-forward a decade ... and Font's on the verge of getting a title shot.
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