Chidi Njokuani Expects a Title Shot With Bellator 182 Win

Chidi Njokuani said in a new interview with MMAjunkie that he expects to be in line for a title shot with a win over Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 182. The highlights are below:

On getting his second straight Bellator main event: “They’re finally seeing what I’m capable of doing,” Njokuani told MMAjunkie. “And they’re finally trying to help boost my career, too, instead of me on my own doing it. It’s nice to have the actual push behind me.”

On his win over Melvin Guillard earlier this year: “I know he wasn’t the old Melvin, but it was still cool to beat somebody, to fight somebody with a name. Going around, people are constantly asking who I’m fighting, and they have no clue who I’m fighting. Finally, they actually knew who I was about to fight. So that was pretty dope. And getting the experience with a veteran, understanding how they do things differently.”

On a possible title shot if he wins: “One hundred percent (I should be in line for a title shot). I (would have) just beat the ex-champ. If it doesn’t, there’s no explanation for that. If I’m fighting the ex-champ, it means it’s either for title contention or, I don’t know – I should be put in that slot afterward. Beating him, that’s a different level. It’s not just another chump. I’m beating someone who actually held the belt.”

On possible title shots for Douglas Lima, Rory MacDonald, and Michael Page: “I don’t really care about them. I don’t care about nobody else. I’m just doing my thing. I’m not worried about them. They’re not fighting Koreshkov, I am. (Expletive) them. I’m in my own little box. I’m just doing my own thing, and I don’t care about being in the same lane as them unless we’re fighting.”