{"id":120318,"date":"2014-11-23T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=120318"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:07:45","slug":"barboza-calls-top-5-opponent-im-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/barboza-calls-top-5-opponent-im-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Barboza calls for top-5 opponent: &#8220;I&#8217;m ready for this&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/barboza-calls-top-5-opponent-im-ready\/barboza-green\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120320\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Barboza-green.png\" alt=\"Barboza green\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Barboza-green.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Barboza-green-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Barboza-green-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the heels of his impressive win over Bobby Green in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Austin, Edson Barboza called for a top-5, or even top-3 opponent for his next fight.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke at the post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m feeling really good, but believe me, you guys haven\u2019t seen the best Edson Barboza yet.  I work hard, and I think the new Edson Barboza is born right now. I feel very comfortable on the ground, in wrestling, and I think my striking is going to be looking better in every fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m feeling confident in all areas of the fight. I\u2019m ready for all the guys in this division. It doesn\u2019t matter if the UFC gives me top 5, top 3. I\u2019m ready for this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Edson Barboza fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the heels of his impressive win over Bobby Green in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Austin, Edson Barboza called for a top-5, or even top-3 opponent for his next fight. 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