Edson Barboza vill lära Kevin Lee en läxa. #4 rankade Barboza hade helst tittat uppåt i lättviktsdivisionens ranking och har uttryckt intresse i att möta både Khabib Nurmagomedov och Tony Ferguson. Barboza kan dock tänka sig möta den unga talangen och nu #7 rankade Kevin Lee. Genom MMAFighting sade Barboza följande.
I wanted to sleep, but I thought I had to watch the post-fight show because I knew my name would be mentioned. Tony talked about me, that Lee had to face guys like me. (Lee) ie behind me in the rankings, and everyone behind me wants to fight me, just like I want to fight someone ahead of me.
And Tony is clearly stepping aside [laughs]. He knows he’s ahead of me and I want to fight him. I want to fight everyone ahead of me.
Honestly, I didn’t (hear that). but he’s just another kid coming up, new blood, who thinks he has style, but he will learn things the hard way, getting beat up in the cage. He will calm down soon.
Barboza har dragits med en skada som han nu rehabiliterar men är väldigt enveten att komma tillbaka så fort som möjligt. Barboza sade även att situationen mellan Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather Jr gör det möjligt för honom att kanske gå om bältet inom en snar framtid.
I underwent surgery, but I’m fine already, doing physical therapy and slowly coming back to training. God willing, I’ll be back in October, November at most… If I don’t go nuts first [laughs]. If the doctors clears me, I’ll fight next week [laughs]. I want to come back as soon as possible.
I might fight for the interim belt next. Actually, that’s not the interim title my opinion because the other loud mouth is not the real champion. To me, the belt is vacant.
(McGregor vs. Mayweather) is a lack of respect to the UFC and other athletes. I can’t understand this. (Germaine de Randamie) didn’t want to defend her belt against Cris Cyborg and automatically lost her belt, and this guy is fighting in a different sport, he left (the UFC), and doesn’t lose his belt. It’s hard for me to understand this.
Barboza gick sin senaste match mot Beneil Dariush. En match Barboza kunde vinna genom knockout via knä.
