{"id":235865,"date":"2017-05-03T06:42:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T13:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=235865"},"modified":"2017-05-03T06:42:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T13:42:14","slug":"junior-dos-santos-makes-bold-prediction-for-bout-with-stipe-miocic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/junior-dos-santos\/junior-dos-santos-makes-bold-prediction-for-bout-with-stipe-miocic\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Dos Santos makes bold prediction for UFC 211 showdown with Stipe Miocic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a few short weeks, in the main event of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-ufc-211-miocic-vs-dos-santos-2-extended-preview\/\">an absolutely stacked UFC 211<\/a>, former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will have the opportunity to reclaim the title he once owned when he takes on reigning champion Stipe Miocic.<\/p>\n<p>For Dos Santos, there is no feeling in the world like being the UFC heavyweight champion; the apex predator of the combat sports savannah.<\/p>\n<p>Dos Santos explained this feeling in a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/ufc\/story\/junior-dos-santos-makes-bold-prediction-for-his-rematch-with-stipe-miocic-at-ufc-211-050217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"Y9TNrY\"><em>\u201c[It&#8217;s] amazing to have the belt, to be the baddest man on the planet. It\u2019s not for everybody. Everybody wants to be, but not many of these guys will reach this point in their career? To get there and become the champion, it means a lot. My motivation, of course, it\u2019s my family, it\u2019s everything what I\u2019m leaving that is amazing, but to be the baddest man on the planet. That\u2019s unbelievable.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"4HeWdo\"><em>\u201cIn the whole world, Brazil, America, China, Japan, everywhere, in a fair fight, you are the guy. Can you imagine that? Oh my gosh, there is no better feeling than that. You are the baddest man on the planet. So I\u2019m fighting for that. I\u2019m fighting to beat this guy again and I\u2019m sure I\u2019m going to beat him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though\u00a0Dos Santos owns a previous win over Miocic \u2013 a competitive 2014 decision \u2013 he has been identified as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stipe-miocic\/odds-miocic-opens-as-big-favorite-over-jds-in-title-rematch\/\">a significant underdog<\/a> heading into this UFC 211 title fight. Despite his underdog status, the former champion is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/junior-dos-santos\/junior-dos-santos-gives-prediction-upcoming-title-fight-stipe-miocic\/\">confident<\/a> he&#8217;ll regain the heavyweight title, and he expects to do so in a fairly emphatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>His prediction:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cMy prediction is this time I\u2019m going to finish Stipe Miocic before the end of the second round,\u201d dos Santos stated. \u201cI have much respect for him, but I\u2019m coming to win.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Junior Dos Santos can make good on this prediction and put Miocic away to reclaim heavyweight gold?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/2\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a few short weeks, in the main event of an absolutely stacked UFC 211, former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will have the opportunity to reclaim the title he once owned when he takes on reigning champion Stipe Miocic. 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