Fans get to tune in to Spike TV each week to watch coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos (12-1) mentor a young crop of welterweight hopefuls, knowing that the two heavyweight fighters are on a collision course to meet in the octagon.
Lesnar, the former UFC heavyweight champion, and dos Santos, the former No. 1 contender who chose to coach rather than wait for current champ Cain Velasquez to recover, both will meet on June 11 in the headliner for UFC 131: Lesnar vs. dos Santos at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In the last two title fights for Lesnar, his shyness for taking a punch was exposed by former opponents Shane Carwin and Velasquez. Speaking to Sports Illustrated (SI.com), “Cigano” believes that his opponent “has a weak chin” and plans on ending the fight with a knockout when the two finally meet.
“I really believe that I can beat Brock. Brock is tough, Brock is a dangerous guy. He’s very strong. But I think I’m faster. In my opinion he has a weak chin, and I will exploit that. I will throw some punches into his face. That’s what I want. I’m training my uppercut every day. I believe so much in my hands. And I think my best takedown defense is my hands …”
“I want all of them to know my name, and to know who I am.”