On Thursday, Dumont (12-2) spoke to MMA Junkie, where she expressed her disappointment with the seeming lack of championship bouts in her weight class. With the expected title tilt between Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison still only rumored for UFC 316, Dumont wanted to make sure she was part of the championship equation. Her last win came in a bloody battle against former title challenger Irene Aldana, which she believes is enough to have earned her a crack at gold.
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While Dumont initially called for an interim championship matchup against Kayla Harrison, she felt that Pena was the one holding up the fight being official. After learning from Sherdog that the fight was still being considered for UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey, on June 7, the Brazilian changed her tune.“I just saw [Pena vs. Harrison] was confirmed for June 7 in UFC 316, which is pretty good news once that fight w…