Las Vegas, NV – Following his first top-15 bout UFC bantamweight Mario Bautista where he was victorious over Ricky Simon at UFC Vegas 84 he explained his call out of Rob Font.
“He’s lost in some certain ways so whatever way the water flows easiest,” Bautista told reporters including Cageside Press about how the fight with Font would go.
“I would say around springtime. The way I planned it out is top 15, top 10, and top 5 at the end of the year.”
The possibility of Font not being available is a very real issue, and it’s something Bautista hasn’t given too much thought.
“I haven’t really looked at anyone. Nothing that would make sense. I think everyone else is kind of booked so that’s why I figured Font,” he said.
Bautista (14-2) is on a 6-fight win streak. With Font on a two-fight losing streak it wouldn’t be a bad fight for him to accept.
The fight with Simon turned out to be one of the more entertaining ones on the card with both men going back and forth. It’s something that may have been wasted at the UFC APEX.
“It would have been fun. I’m pretty sure the crowd would have went crazy after watching that fight,” Bautista said.
“It is what it is you know. Next one…maybe it will be.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Mario Bautista above.
