Raphael Assuncao has just defeated Bryan Caraway in their fight inside the cage and if it was a perfect world for Assuncao, a UFC bantamweight championship fight would be waiting for him. A fight with TJ Dillashaw would be clear and the belt will be in his arms.

Assuncao has won seven consecutive fights and it would be rare for him not to have the chance for a title shot. But a rare circumstance occurred which hampered Assuncao chance of a title belt. Former champion Dominick Cruz has finally returned from injury and he defeated Takeya Mizugaki. Cruz was stripped of his bantamweight championship after being away from the fights, despite having never lost in his 10 trips to the cage as a 135-pound fighter. He was out of the fight scene for nearly three years due to an injury.

But because of that victory, Cruz is given the opportunity to fight current champ TJ Dillashaw and Assuncao is deprived of his title shot.

Now Assuncao is left making a decision on what to do right after his win now that a title shot is far from his grasp.

He said "To be honest, right now, I have to get back home with my team and then go from there. It's a lot of mixed emotions coming into this fight. Like I said, a seven-fight win streak is not easy. I just have to be humble enough to get back in the gym."

What was sure with Assuncao is his strong desire to improve himself. Although he had won the fight against Caraway, he was not satisfied with his performance.

He said "I'm very critical of my performances and I'm very critical of myself. It's not easy having a seven-fight win streak in MMA and especially in the UFC. Monday, I'm back in the gym, work on some of the stuff I think I can improve."

Adding "I thought I should have done a little bit better, possibly stopping him before the end of the fight."

But when asked who would he like to face between Dillashaw and Cruz he answered "I have to go with Dominick this time. f everything goes as planned, I would rematch TJ and become world champion. That's my dream right now. It's not very far away. But I think Dominick Cruz will take it."