{"id":268114,"date":"2018-01-18T10:12:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T18:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=268114"},"modified":"2018-01-18T10:12:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T18:12:08","slug":"jimi-manuwa-makes-pick-daniel-cormier-vs-volkan-oezdemir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jimi-manuwa\/jimi-manuwa-makes-pick-daniel-cormier-vs-volkan-oezdemir\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimi Manuwa makes his pick for Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 220, Daniel Cormier and Volkan Oezdemir will collide for the UFC light heavyweight title. All of the light heavyweight division&#8217;s top contenders will be watching on intently, eager to know which man they&#8217;ll be gunning for come Sunday morning. That includes British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa.<\/p>\n<p>Manuwa gave his take on this fight in a recent interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/1\/18\/16868024\/jimi-manuwa-wants-volkan-oezdemir-rematch-thinks-he-can-shock-daniel-cormier-at-ufc-220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an interesting fight, but on paper DC should win the fight all day long,\u201d Manuwa said. \u201cAt the same time, on paper I should have won my fight against Volkan all day long as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UJ43qI\">\u201cVolkan could shock the world. I wouldn\u2019t put it passed him. At light heavyweight, it only takes one good shot, as we all know. It will be interesting, but I think DC will grind him out and possibly get the win by the third round. I think he should win it by the third, but it\u2019s fighting and it\u2019s hard to predict these things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"taoM0i\">\u201cAgain, DC should win, but you can\u2019t rule Volkan out because he\u2019s a hard-hitter. He could shock the world. It\u2019s very interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manuwa then explained that, while the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/khabib-nurmagomedov-opens-notable-betting-favorite-tony-ferguson\/\">odds<\/a> favor Cormier, Oezdemir definitely has advantages in this fight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cXuZpX\">\u201cI think he has a lot less pressure going in because he\u2019s come out of nowhere,&#8221; Manuwa said. &#8220;Being the underdog he doesn\u2019t have to worry about anything else but getting in there and fighting. I think that\u2019s a bonus for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, Manuwa is hoping he&#8217;ll have the chance to avenge his recent knockout loss to Oezdemir in the future.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ypHuuz\">\u201cI think it could happen quite soon depending on what happens with him and DC. That rematch could happen this summer. After my fight in London, I\u2019m going to stay ready. Hopefully he\u2019s injury free and he\u2019ll be ready soon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"soETNT\">\u201cIf he doesn\u2019t lose, it could take a little longer, but I definitely want that rematch with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Jimi Manuwa&#8217;s assessment of the UFC 220 co-main event?<\/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 1\/18\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 220, Daniel Cormier and Volkan Oezdemir will collide for the UFC light heavyweight title. All of the light heavyweight division&#8217;s top contenders will be watching on intently, eager to know which man they&#8217;ll be gunning for come Sunday morning. That includes British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa. 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