David Teymur didn’t get his desired matchup with Jim Miller, so now the UFC lightweight is turning his attention to two other veterans of the sport.

Teymur (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has been itching for a fight booking since his unanimous-decision victory over Drakkar Klose at UFC 218 in December. He thought he was going to get a showdown with Miller at the UFC’s April event in Atlantic City, N.J., but it didn’t materialize.

The easygoing Swede said he isn’t allowing himself to get overly frustrated by the turbulent terrain of finding his next opponent. He confident his management and UFC matchmakers will soon land on something that makes sense, but he has a couple of ideas in the interim.

Teymur said he’s looking to fight in the second quarter of this year. The UFC’s planned UFC Fight Night event in Dublin in May or UFC 225 in June sound like perfect destinations, and he even has opponent suggestions.

“The UFC is going to come soon to Ireland; maybe me and Ross Pearson would be a good fight, because he’s also from that area,” Teymur told MMAjunkie. “I am also in Europe here, so it’s close. Clay Guida would also be a good one I think. The fans are going to love it.”

Pearson (20-14 MMA, 12-11 UFC) and Guida (34-17 MMA, 14-11 UFC) have both fought under the UFC banner more than 20 times and are nearly decade-long mainstays of the organization. For a rising 155-pound fighter such as Teymur, who is trying to build his name, the reasons for calling out the likes of “The Real Deal” and “The Carpenter” are obvious.

Both men have been in the UFC longer than Teymur has been a professional. Teymur came into the sport watching Pearson and Guida, but said his desire to fight them doesn’t stem from wanting to compete against “heroes” of the sport.

“They’re not some big idols or something like that,” Teymur said. “I just want to fight. They’re nothing more than that. All of them have good wins, so they would be good. We are in the same division, and we are close to each other in the 155-pound category. They would be good matchups.”

Teymur hasn’t fought more than twice in a calendar year during his entire career, which began in October 2013. He hopes 2018 brings a more active schedule; after knocking off some hyped names in Klose and Lando Vannata in his past two fights, the 28-year-old wants to be given an opportunity to do more.

“So far people love my fights,” Teymur said “It’s entertaining. Stay tuned. Don’t blind. David Teymur is coming to bring some good stuff to the table.”

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