{"id":273213,"date":"2018-03-26T08:28:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=273213"},"modified":"2018-03-26T08:28:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:28:59","slug":"volkan-oezdemir-guarantees-hell-be-a-ufc-champion-within-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/volkan-oezdemir\/volkan-oezdemir-guarantees-hell-be-a-ufc-champion-within-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkan Oezdemir guarantees he&#8217;ll be a UFC champion within a year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volkan Oezdemir&#8217;s first shot at the UFC light heavyweight title did not go as planned, as he was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/ufc-220-results-daniel-cormier-mauls-volkan-oezdemir-retain-title-highlights\/\">thwarted by the ground-and-pound of champion Daniel Cormier in the bout&#8217;s second stanza<\/a>. Despite this tough loss, the Swiss knockout artist doesn&#8217;t seem to be discouraged in the slightest. In fact, he believes he can be the UFC light heavyweight champion within a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about the goal,\u201d Oezdemir told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/03\/volkan-oezdemir-guarantees-ufc-title-win-within-one-year-shogun-rua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a> late last week. \u201cIt\u2019s all about where I\u2019m headed&#8230; I\u2019m still heading toward the same goal. It was not even one year to [earn] my title shot, and I guarantee you it\u2019s not going to be another year until I\u2019m champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With this loss to Cormier soundly in the rear-view mirror, Oezdemir is determined to treat the entire ordeal as a learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a little bit of everything,\u201d Oezdemir said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big picture. It\u2019s a mix of technique. It\u2019s a mix of understanding the flow, the momentum, the timing during fights. Of course it\u2019s different when you fight the champion and somebody who\u2019s been in there before and fought against the best of the best, so it\u2019s definitely something that you learn from, and this makes you a better fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Volkan Oezdemir&#8217;s purposeful march back to title contention will commence on May 19, in Santiago, Chile, when <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mauricio-shogun-rua\/breaking-shogun-rua-and-volkan-oezdemir-booked-for-showdown-in-chile\/\">he battles former UFC light heavyweight champion and PRIDE legend Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua<\/a>. While much will depend on the outcome of Daniel Cormier&#8217;s UFC 226 heavyweight title superfight with Stipe Miocic, it&#8217;s possible the winner of Oezdemir and Shogun&#8217;s showdown in Chile could get the next crack at the UFC light heavyweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Switzerland&#8217;s Volkan Oezdemir is a future UFC light heavyweight champion? Join the conversation in the comments section below!<\/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 3\/26\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkan Oezdemir&#8217;s first shot at the UFC light heavyweight title did not go as planned, as he was thwarted by the ground-and-pound of champion Daniel Cormier in the bout&#8217;s second stanza. Despite this tough loss, the Swiss knockout artist doesn&#8217;t seem to be discouraged in the slightest. 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