{"id":118695,"date":"2014-11-10T20:36:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T04:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=118695"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:10:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:10:42","slug":"hunt-looking-at-werdum-bout-as-1-contender-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/hunt-looking-at-werdum-bout-as-1-contender-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt Looking At Werdum Bout As #1 Contender Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/photo-mark-hunt-snaps-selfie-with-fabricio-werdum\/hunt-selfie\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-118609\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hunt-selfie.png\" alt=\"hunt selfie\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hunt-selfie.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hunt-selfie-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hunt-selfie-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mark Hunt is gearing up for arguably the biggest fight of his historic MMA career this Saturday when he fights Fabricio Werdum for the interim UFC heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/11\/ufc-180s-mark-hunt-heavyweight-title-will-be-biggest-accomplishment-ever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie <\/a> to give his thoughts on the bout, as well as why he believes this is only a #1 contender bout.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe only champion around these days in the heavyweight division is Cain.  If you want to be the champ, you\u2019ve got to beat the champ. This right here is a fight for the No. 1 contender. I don\u2019t look at this as the world title; I look at this as the spot to fight the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the perfect world I would have had the best camp with plenty of time and everything, but I\u2019ve got a short turnaround and make the best out of the situations I get.  I can\u2019t do a full camp. I can\u2019t even do any sparring because I don\u2019t have the time to get injured because I\u2019m already a replacement. All I\u2019m working on is my weight and getting used to the air.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Going into the bout many believe the elite level JiuJitsu of Fabricio Werdum will make the difference, however Hunt has a different plan.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey can be King Kong, Godzilla or whatever \u2013 I don\u2019t care what they have.  Once you get a punch in the face or a knee in the head, all of those skills are gone. That\u2019s the answer for all these plans and everything: just a swift kick to the lips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I care about is what I\u2019m going to do in the octagon. I\u2019ve got to focus on is what I\u2019m going to do in the fight. It makes it so much simpler for me as a fighter. All I\u2019ve got to do is go in the octagon and put more hurt on him then he does on me. Then I\u2019ve won.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Hunt is gearing up for arguably the biggest fight of his historic MMA career this Saturday when he fights Fabricio Werdum for the interim UFC heavyweight championship. 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