Rony Jason might go on a stricter diet for his next fights in the UFC.
The Ultimate Fighter Brazil winner is set to take on Steven Siler at UFC Fight Night 38 in Natal, Brazil, on March 23, but his future might include a career in the bantamweight division.
“Who knows, maybe I’ll go down (to 135) one day,” Jason told MMAFighting.com. “I will see what I’m going to do after this fight. It could be a good move. And I would love to have a rematch with Barao one day, at 135 or 145.”
Barao, the current UFC bantamweight champion, was 5-1 when he entered a cage against Jason in 2006. They fought on Nov. 9, and Barao left the cage with the split decision victory.
“I only knew jiu-jitsu back then, I never really trained boxing or anything…