{"id":228885,"date":"2017-03-20T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=228885"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:43:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:43:03","slug":"turned-multiple-fighters-jimi-manuwa-will-accept-four-opponents-next-fight-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jimi-manuwa\/turned-multiple-fighters-jimi-manuwa-will-accept-four-opponents-next-fight-1\/","title":{"rendered":"After being turned down by multiple fighters, Jimi Manuwa only interested in 4 opponents for next fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to London, England, the UK’s own Jimi Manuwa scored a crushing, first-round knockout of the game Corey Anderson<\/a>. With this win, which followed a similarly impressive knockout of Ovince St. Preux<\/a>, Manuwa reaffirmed his status as one of the best light heavyweights on earth, and one of the top contenders in the division.<\/p>\n

With this latest win, there are many interesting options available for Manuwa’s next fight. Apparently, however, there are only four opponents he’s willing to accept at this point: light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, upcoming title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, former champion Jon Jones, or boxer David Haye.<\/p>\n

Manuwa explained his desire for one of these four fighters on the latest edition of The MMA Hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy next fight should be either Daniel Cormier, Anthony \u201cRumble\u201d Johnson, Jon Jones, or David Haye,” he told host Ariel Helwani. “Those are the four people on my list, and out of them four I don\u2019t mind who I fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Manuwa then elaborated on why he’s hesitant to except fights with other ranked light heavyweights. Apparently, it’s because many of them have recently declined the opportunity to fight him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not really interested in fighting anyone else,” he said. “After my last fight with [Ovince St. Preux], I wanted to fight someone ranked above me, as in [Glover] Teixeira or Ryan Bader, or even maybe one person behind me was [Mauricio \u201cShogun\u201d Rua]. We were scheduled to fight a couple of years ago, but I got injured. That would have been a fun fight, but then Teixeira turned me down, Bader turned me down, Shogun said no\u2026 These people, it seems like they\u2019re running or hiding or avoiding. I don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing. I don\u2019t see why they wouldn\u2019t want to fight the best and solidify their position and fight the best people. Teixeira ended up fighting Jarred Cannonier. I\u2019m not taking nothing away from him, but he\u2019s not even ranked in the top-10 or top-15, you know? That fight made no sense to me. Bader has gone to Bellator now, and Shogun fought Gian Villante. I don\u2019t know where he\u2019s ranked. These people are not trying to further their career or nothing, they\u2019re not trying to get the belt. I\u2019m trying to get the belt. That\u2019s what\u2019s on my agenda. I\u2019m looking to go forward.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Who would you like to see Jimi Manuwa fight next? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/20\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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