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Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos last competed at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo, fighting Rinat Fakhretdinov to a majority draw.
That bout served as the final one for Dos Santos’ UFC contract, but the fighter hopes that the he and the promotion could come to terms on a new deal.
“I believe the UFC has great plans for me,” Zaleski said to MMA Fighting. “I’m always open to negotiations. I feel great in the organization, I’m always giving my best in every fight. But everything is negotiable. I need to be valued not only as an athlete but also financially, and I’m fighting for this.”
Dos Santos has a 10-3-1 record under the UFC banner, which includes a win over current UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland.
If Dos Santos does come to terms with the UFC on a new deal, one person he wants to fight is Santiago Ponzinibbio.
“A fight that I think would be really interesting is Santiago Ponzinibbio,” Zaleski said.
