Sotiropoulos: “..I’m yet to beat somebody they’d consider a top lightweight conten

“I'm a lot newer to the UFC and its fans than Joe. He's a veteran of the sport and I'm someone with only three UFC bouts to my name. A lot of the fans don't know where I'm at in terms of the lightweight division and in terms of the rankings. They've seen me beat guys in the UFC, but I'm yet to beat somebody they'd consider a top lightweight contender. Joe Stevenson definitely is a top lightweight contender.”

Quote from Australia’s George Sotiropoulos’s blog on the Yahoo7 Sports site. For Sotiropoulos, this is a massive step up in competition and if he stands any chance of getting a title shot he will need to defeat Joe Stevenson. Current UFC Lightweight champ, B.J. Penn is quickly running out of opponents, and the winner will move closer to a title shot. The odds are stacked high against Sotiropoulos with Australian betting agency, Sportsbet currently paying out $2.90 for a Sotiropoulos win while Joe Stevenson is favoured at $1.40 for the victory.