Junior Dos Santos kommer den 13:e maj att ta sig an Stipe Miocic om tungviktsbältet. JDS och Miocic har tävlat mot varandra en gång tidigare, 2014. Den matchen gick JDS segrande ut via enhälligt domslut. Men vägen till en titelchans har varit kjärv för JDS, många skador har hindrat både motståndare och JDS från att kliva in i buren. Det är även den ekonomiska biten som satt käppar i hjulen för JDS. JDS hade tidigare försökt få till ett returmöte med den tidigare tungviktsmästaren, Fabricio Werdum, en match som enligt JDS skall ha nekats hela tre gånger.
I’m very confused with all of this situation, because I thought he’d like to fight me, but I don’t know anymore – JDS genom BJPenn.com. It’s hard to say.
Let me tell you what. In October, when I was ready to fight, the UFC offered [Werdum] this fight. Me and him. He said no. When Cain Velasquez pulled out of the fight at [UFC 207], they called me and said ‘Junior, are you able to fight against one of these guys. They’re pulling out, are you able to fight?’ I said, ‘who’s pulling out?’ They said ‘Cain Velasquez is out of the fight,’ and I said ‘Ok, I’m in.’ It was seven days – seven days from the fight – and I said yes. I was prepared to fight, and he said no. He asked for a lot of money, and then he said no and the fight didn’t happen. Then when Stefan Struve pulled out of the fight, they offered [a fight with me] to him again, and for the third time, he said no.
JDS som har sin titelchans att se fram emot tycker det är märkligt att Werdum har börja attackera honom på sociala medier.
I cannot understand how he says so many bad things – JDS. The worst thing is, after all of these crazy things, he said he would come to my gym and beat me up in the gym. struggling to contain his laughter. I said ‘what’s this guy thinking?’ He just denied to make money against me in a real fight, in a professional fight, and now he wants to come here and fight for free? Come on! What’s happening with this guy
JDS och Werdum möttes första gången 2008. Där kunde JDS gå segrande ur matchen via knockout.
