Tag: Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt

Mark Hunt: I Don’t Think Brock Lesnar Can Take Me Down

A stacked UFC 200 card lays just around the corner on July 9, with 17 of the 24 stars having headlined a card in the past, six former champions and three current champs (if you count Jon Jones’ interim belt). One fight that’s been getting masses of attention, quite rightly, is the heavyweight showdown between

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A stacked UFC 200 card lays just around the corner on July 9, with 17 of the 24 stars having headlined a card in the past, six former champions and three current champs (if you count Jon Jones’ interim belt). One fight that’s been getting masses of attention, quite rightly, is the heavyweight showdown between Mark Hunt and Brock Lesnar. The former heavyweight champion and WWE star revealed he’d be taking on ‘The Super Samoan’ after his image was shown in a teaser trailer during the broadcast of UFC 199.

Hunt’s storied MMA career has now led him to a massive fight with Lesnar, and in terms of pay-per-view attraction it could well help shatter the pay-per-view record. As well as numbers, the fight holds a lot of weight for ‘The Super Samoan’s’ future, as the undeniable twilight of his career could be irreversibly altered if he is to fall to ‘The Beast.’

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The story behind Lesnar’s revival of his mixed martial arts career revival is apparently down to his undying motivation to fight again. Some argue that the WWE crossover is simply looking for another payday, but Hunt’s intentions are, as usual, worn much more on his sleeve. The heavy-handed former K-1 champion is still hungry for a UFC title shot, and has stated his desire to ‘knock Brock’s lips off his face’ come July 9.

In a recent interview with AXS TV’s Inside MMA, Hunt tells Bas Rutten and guest host Josh Barnett that he’s been training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada, and feels his wrestling defense is good enough to stave off the larger man’s attacks at UFC 200. Check out the video, and the transcribe is courtesy of MMAMania.
“That’s probably the reason why people are watching, it’s Brock, Brock, Brock, Brock. That’s cool by me. I’m looking forward to the fight and to just be fighting Brock. He’s a huge name in sports, a lot of people are probably going to watch this fight because he’s on the card. It’s good for my stock as well. It’s great.”

“I don’t really care about whatever is happening with the testing, I’m looking at fighting and winning the fight,” added Hunt. “I mean it does nothing for my rankings, but it does everything for my profile, of course, because he’s such a big name.”

“I don’t really think he can take me down, and if he does I believe I can just get back up anyway.”

A win for Mark Hunt will put him on three straight for the UFC, with knockout wins over Antonio Silva and Frank Mir in recent memory, but will it earn him his shot at the championship title?

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Mark Hunt Is Ready For His Rematch With Junior Dos Santos

Junior dos Santos may have been pegged as being on the downside of his elite MMA career, but he proved that theory extremely wrong when he dominated top-ranked Ben Rothwell in the main event of yesterday’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia. The victory put the previously

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Junior dos Santos may have been pegged as being on the downside of his elite MMA career, but he proved that theory extremely wrong when he dominated top-ranked Ben Rothwell in the main event of yesterday’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia.

The victory put the previously No. 5-ranked “Cigano” in line for another big fight in the relatively barren heavyweight ranks, and indeed there is a small but strong list of potential opponents awaiting him after their current match-ups are done.

However, there’s another top heavyweight who doesn’t have a fight booked and wants a bout with dos Santos, and that’s his UFC 160 opponent, fan favorite Mark Hunt. “The Super Samoan,” who lost to a dos Santos spinning wheel kick at the epic event back in 2013, called out for a rematch with “Cigano” on Twitter immediately after his win over Rothwell:

Although Hunt lost the “Fight of the Night” bout by highlight reel knockout, “The Super Samoan” undoubtedly gave dos Santos all he could handle, rocking him with his trademark massive shots early and often in the fight.

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After the loss to dos Santos snapped a four-fight win streak that had him on the verge of title contention, Hunt went on to participate in his classic brawl with Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva that ended in a draw at UFC Fight Night 33 that December. He knocked out Roy Nelson in September 2014 before losing two straight to current UFC 198 title fight participants Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic.

But Hunt has since rebounded well with knockout wins over Silva in the rematch and Frank Mir at March’s UFC Fight Night 85 from his homeland of Brisbane, Australia. The results suggest that Hunt could deserve a rematch with “Cigano,” and there’s little to no doubt the fight would provide fireworks once again.

There are other top-ranked heavyweights the promotion could be saving dos Santos for, however.

Who do you think “JDS” should throw down with next? Cast your vote here!

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