UFC heavyweight fighter Junior dos Santos (12-1) has had an incredible run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with six straight victories, seven wins in total since his last fight.
“Cigano’s” coach Luis Carlos Dórea thinks that fans have yet to see the best from Dos Santos.
“He’s expecting to see who he’ll confront because they’re two great athletes, the fight would be tough against any of them… I always say: he’s constantly evolving, so you’ll see him a lot better than before, with willingness, personality, a real warrior… He knows that it’ll be worth the title and he’ll do everything in his power in order to win this. After this fight, he’ll be the champion…”
“He deserves all of this because of everything he’s been doing. There’re six wins in six fights, five of them by knockout, four of them on the first round… He’s an athlete who had evolved a lot, started against a great athlete, (Fabrício) Werdum, winning by KO… Cigano only had tough ones on his way, but there’s no easy one on UFC. He’s been tested several times and now I think the time has come. He showed his abilities while standing up, he proved himself to be very strong. Six fights, six critical wins.”
Junior dos Santos defeated Roy Nelson at UFC 117 to earn a number one contender spot for the UFC heavyweight title. The Brazilian will meet the winner between current champ Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez, who meet at UFC 121 on October 23.
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