Dana White believes title shot is in George Sotiropoulos immediate future

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"Fight of the Night" winner George Sotiropoulos did more than just earn a bundle of money and the respect of hometown fans last night in Sydney, Australia at UFC 110. The TUF 6 contestant "impressed" UFC President Dana White with a dominant performance over Joe Stevenson, and threw himself into title contention.

"Tonight was a big night for Sotiropoulos," said Dana White. "Everybody who knows MMA, knows how good Joe "Daddy" Stevenson is and he got dominated tonight. He stepped up. Not to sound condescending, but I'm really proud of him (looks over at Sotiropoulos). He looked amazing. Big night for him. Big, big night. He's in the mix. He just dominated Joe Stevenson. All the judges had it 30-27 and he just catapulted himself right into the mix. As a guy coming off of the Ultimate Fighter and to go in there and face competition like Joe Stevenson, and do what he did to Joe Stevenson, is very promising for his future. If he continues on the pace he's on now, I wouldn't be surprised if you saw him in a title fight within the next year. "

Sotiropoulos would like to fight for the title in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia should their government vote to legalize MMA. An exuberant White was more than pleased with the UFC's experience in Australia, and publicly announced that they hope to come back and put a show on in Melbourne next year.

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