Following his victory over Vitor Belfort Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 106, Kelvin Gastelum remained quiet on talk of a move to back to welterweight.
That’s because the former Ultimate Fighter winner seeks another marquee middleweight contest on the horizon in Anderson Silva.
“Silva is a big name, he’s a legend and he’s above me in the rankings,” Gastelum said. “I want fights that will get me closer to a title shot.”
Gastelum peppered Belfort twice in the first round of their main event in Brazil, finishing him with a flurry of uncontested shots. He is unbeaten at middleweight, where he won TUF with a win over Uriah Hall.
As for the 170-pound divison, Gastelum said “I believe I’m one of the best welterweights. If I go back down, it would have to be for a No. 1 contender fight.”
