Junior dos Santos Frustrated by UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez's Injury
by Anthony Pace on Jan 1, 2011 5:31 PM EST
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Fighters Only recently translated a quote from UFC #1 heavyweight contender Junior dos Santos, revealing his rather interesting thoughts on the injury to heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez:
"I'm really outraged. How does a person leaves a fight versus Brock Lesnar in perfect physical condition and then get hurt without being in training? The last news I heard about Velasquez, he was riding in Mexico. How did he get injured?" he questioned.
"I'm in the best moment of my career, training heavily and working hard to put on the fight of my life, and all of a sudden, this is postponed for eight months. That's unfair."I'm five months without fighting, fighting is my life, not just because I love doing it, but also because I need to fight for a living. I don't make as much money as the top fighters, so I really need to work" said Cigano who expects Dana White to put him to dispute an interim belt.
"Of course it would be fantastic to face Velasquez at 'UFC Rio', in August, but I can't keep myself one year away from the Octagon only waiting for his recovering... so I do think what would be most fair, would be Dana gives me the opportunity to fight for an interim belt".
Dos Santos last fought at UFC 117 in August, a brutal contest against Roy Nelson that saw the Brazilian beat down his overmatched opponent. No announcement had been made for dos Santos's bout with Velasquez, who took the championship from Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 in October and is expected to miss more than half of this year with a torn rotator cuff.
I'm with Junior on this one: it's far more prudent to take a fight, risk losing, and keep sharp than to sit on the shelf and wait for your title shot like Rashad Evans has been doing with Mauricio Rua injured. The big question remains, however -- who is there to fight dos Santos in the very thin UFC heavyweight division?
UPDATE: Velasquez tells MMAJunkie.com he takes no offense to dos Santos's remarks, doesn't expect him to wait for a title shot: "[The UFC] has to keep the fights going. You can't can't wait around half a year for fights. They fight all the time. It doesn't offend me at all."
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JDS
is about to be the first UFC HW to be ranked #1 without the title.
Sorry Cain, but looking bad against Kongo, average against Rothwell, great against No,\g about 2 years too late) and somehow taking yourself out for over a yEar while kicking Brok’s ass doesnt’ rank above
Looking Great against Werdum, Struve, Yvel, CroCop, Gonzaga and Nelson
Grown up response from Cain when Dos Santos is trolling a little.
"I don't care, hit him with your groin!"
Wouldn't you be pissed?
If someone told you that you’re next payday just got pushed back 8 months minimum
by Lunatic-Fridge on Jan 1, 2011 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
This is his livelihood, he ain’t no Jacob Volkmann…I feel for the dude. I’d be pissed too especially considering how Cain left his last fight… Really pissed like.
"You’re lucky your brother Joe’s the matchmaker or you’d be sellin’ barbecued monkey on the street in Manaus."
"Take your comebacks, write them down on a sheet of paper. Roll it up tight, soak it in water, freeze it overnight, then jam it up your ass."
"You are a walking punchline."
~ Chael Sonnen repeatedly putting Wanderlei Silva in his place
by RearNakedPoke on Jan 2, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
I’d chillax and ask for Lesnar in a interrim title fight.
Much bigger payday anywho.
"I don't care, hit him with your groin!"
by 3PA on Jan 2, 2011 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
And yeah going all conspiracy “he was fine after the fight” and deducing that douchebaggery (Cain being wreckless somehow) was at play causing the injury) without actually knowing shit about it is speculation, and pure sandbox to be frank.
"I don't care, hit him with your groin!"
by 3PA on Jan 2, 2011 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
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