{"id":178177,"date":"2015-12-04T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T18:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=178177"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:27:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:27:13","slug":"dos-santos-says-werdum-did-not-fight-the-cain-velasquez-i-fought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dos-santos-says-werdum-did-not-fight-the-cain-velasquez-i-fought\/","title":{"rendered":"Dos Santos says Werdum: &#8216;did not fight the Cain Velasquez I fought&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With having three matches against Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos knows a thing or two about the former UFC heavyweight champion. Losing his own heavyweight championship title to Velasquez, Dos Santos spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/site\/combate\/noticia\/2015\/12\/junior-cigano-werdum-nao-enfrentou-o-mesmo-velasquez-que-eu-enfrentei.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Combate<\/a> warning Werdum that he has yet to face a prime Cain Velasquez.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think Werdum did well in his last fight, but in my opinion he did not fight the same Velasquez I fought. Velasquez was exhausted in the first round. That was a complete surprise for me. He was exhausted in the first round. That&#8217;s unbelievable for someone like him, who fought 10 rounds against me. In the fifth round he was hopping like a kid, so that was odd.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Many speculate that the high altitude in Mexico City played a big factor in Velasquez&#8217; conditioning in the fight at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-188-velasquez-vs-werdum-live-results-thread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC 188<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If Velasquez shows up in his usual shape. I think he beats Werdum. But if Werdum keeps the belt and I win my fight. I could be next. It could happen.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dos Santos is set to face Alistair Overeem at UFC on Fox 17, which takes place on Dec. 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With having three matches against Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos knows a thing or two about the former UFC heavyweight champion. 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