Junior dos Santos – ‘I don’t think Overeem deserves a title… but I want to fight him’

Posted by J. Yayo Hernandez on Oct 29, 2012 in MMA, UFC

UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos recently sat down with Los Angeles-area reporters at a media luncheon. Check out some highlights below:

dos Santos on the recent spate of injuries in UFC:

“I think they’re training very hard because now, everybody knows everything,” dos Santos said. “You can’t surprise the guy by wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai. Everybody is very well prepared for the fight.”

dos Santos on his heavyweight rankings and what will happen when he faces Velasquez again:

“I think considering me as the first heavyweight in the world, I think Cain is the second one for sure, at this time,” dos Santos said. “I want to fight with the best fighters in the world, Cain Velasquez for sure will give me his best. I love to knock out people, I would love to do it again. He is pretty good on his feet, but, if he accepts to fight standing with me again he’s going to get knocked out again.”

dos Santos on Overeem’s title shot aspirations:

“I don’t think he deserves it,” dos Santos said. “He just failed a drug test. That’s bad, that’s very bad for the title. But I want to fight him. That’s different. I don’t think he deserves to fight for the title, but I want to beat him, because he said a lot of … he lied. He lied. I want that fight. I would enjoy to fight with him. But it doesn’t mean he deserves to fight for the title. What’s important now is Cain Velasquez.”

Source: MMA Fighting