{"id":150087,"date":"2015-06-17T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=150087"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:51:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:51:51","slug":"jds-makes-his-case-for-a-shot-at-ufc-champion-fabricio-werdum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jds-makes-his-case-for-a-shot-at-ufc-champion-fabricio-werdum\/","title":{"rendered":"JDS Makes His Case For A Shot At UFC Champion Fabricio Werdum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jds.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150140\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jds.png\" alt=\"jds\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jds.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jds-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jds-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jds-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC champion Junior Dos Santos is in a perfect postion to be the next heavyweight title challenger, according to himself.<\/p>\n<p>With Fabricio Werdum beating Cain Velasquez last weekend, Dos Santos believes that he is an obvious choice for his first challenger.<\/p>\n<p>Dos Santos told <a href=\"http:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/site\/programas\/planeta-sportv\/noticia\/2015\/06\/cigano-comemora-vitoria-de-werdum-tenho-que-lutar-contra-o-campeao.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sportv<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I\u2019m working towards that, no doubt about it. I think this result benefits me a little. I can\u2019t say I was cheering for Werdum or Velasquez, it didn\u2019t matter to me. But people were saying it wasn\u2019t the time for a fourth fight with Cain, so I was against the politics. Now, if I\u2019m next on the rankings, I must fight the champion. I think this Werdum win clears up the division and I can get this title shot I want so bad.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Mendes Strips, Gets VanZant Flustered During Important Interview &#8212; WATCH!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4288504234001\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC champion Junior Dos Santos is in a perfect postion to be the next heavyweight title challenger, according to himself. 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