Junior Dos Santos – ‘I didn’t put Overeem over Cain because they are different. Cain is a real fighter and [Overeem] sells his fights fighting.’

Posted by J. Yayo Hernandez on Oct 31, 2012 in MMA, UFC

UFC Heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos dropped by FUEL TV to talk to our guys on UFC Tonight, Kenny Florian and Todd Harris. Dos Santos predicts another victory over Cain Velasquez and has some choice words for Alistair Overeem.

Junior dos Santos on Alistair Overeem:

“I think he doesn’t deserve to fight for the title. You know this guy, everyone is just talking about him because he failed the drug test and he started to talk a lot of trash, so that is why people are talking about him. Well, his time will come.”

dos Santos on Dana White’s tweet claiming dos Santos wants to fight Overeem over Cain:

“I didn’t put Overeem over Cain because they are different. Cain is a real fighter and he sells his fights fighting. It is very different than Overeem. I said that, but it is not the same thing. I keep saying that he doesn’t deserve to fight for the title, but I would love to fight with this guy to put him in his place because I don’t think he is at the same level as me, Cain and other fighters.”

dos Santos on why it took him so long to get back in the Octagon:

“Well, I actually don’t know. It was good because this time off gave me time to recover. I was feeling pain in my body. Now I am 100 percent to start my camp. I actually already started. I consider [Cain] as my toughest opponent in the UFC. He is different. He is a really good wrestler. His ground and pound is very tough, so I don’t want to go to the ground to fight him. My first strategy is to fight on my feet and look for the knockout, but if he takes me down and keeps me there, I am going to show you guys my jiu jitsu. I am learning a lot of good things and maybe I can submit someone in the UFC, too.”

dos Santos on if he would move camps:

“I feel comfortable in Salvador, but right now the first part of my camp, I’m doing it in San Paulo at Corinthians complex. I am proud of the club now, it is a really famous soccer team in Brazil, but now we have MMA athletes in the club too and I am one of them. This first part I am doing at Corinthians, but the second part I am going to go back to Salvador because the area where I live makes me feel great.”

dos Santos on Overeem’s statement that Velasquez would been him:

“That could happen. He is smart. Cain Velasquez is one of the guys that can do that.”

dos Santos on the rumors that he wants to fight Jon Jones:

“People like to imagine a lot of things. I think Jon Jones is an amazing fighter. He is really good. He is so confident. I like him, he is very nice with me and I am nice with him. But I don’t care about the other titles, I’ve got the heavyweight belt. There is only one guy at the top of the division and I think it is me. If he moves up to my division, I will think about it. If the UFC puts him up against me, then we will fight.”