{"id":108804,"date":"2014-08-18T15:38:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T22:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=108804"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:41:14","slug":"dos-santos-thinks-werdum-can-beat-velasquez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dos-santos-thinks-werdum-can-beat-velasquez\/","title":{"rendered":"Dos Santos Thinks Werdum Can Beat Velasquez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-on-fox-11-results-werdum-defeats-browne-with-ease-will-face-velasquez-for-title\/fabricio-werdum-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-94255\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fabricio-Werdum-Wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Fabricio Werdum Wins PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fabricio-Werdum-Wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fabricio-Werdum-Wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fabricio-Werdum-Wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Junior Dos Santos may have lost to Cain Velasquez back to back, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he thinks Velasquez is unbeatable.  He believes his countryman Fabricio Werdum has a good shot at dethroning Velasquez when the two eventually face off.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/8\/18\/5972179\/junior-dos-santos-fabricio-werdum-has-good-chance-against-cain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Werdum\u2019s last performance was impressive.  I\u2019ve never seen him fight so well like he did against Browne. He got a big win and earned a shot at the title.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a Brazilian, I will root for Werdum to bring the UFC title back to Brazil, but he has a difficult task ahead of him,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Velasquez is an impressive fighter with a great cardio, but I know Werdum is training really hard for that. He stands a chance, yes. If he fights like he did the last time, he has a good chance at winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it (being active) might help Werdum,&#8221; he said, &#8220;but it doesn\u2019t happen very often these days because the level of training in the gym is do high now, so you can get ready for a fight even if you haven\u2019t fought in a while. I think it won\u2019t be an issue for Velasquez, but can be good for Werdum.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Junior Dos Santos may have lost to Cain Velasquez back to back, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he thinks Velasquez is unbeatable. He believes his countryman Fabricio Werdum has a good shot at dethroning Velasquez when the two eventually face off. He spoke with MMAFighting: &#8220;Werdum\u2019s last performance was impressive. 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