{"id":275665,"date":"2018-05-03T07:42:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T14:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=275665"},"modified":"2018-05-03T07:42:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T14:42:24","slug":"edson-barboza-will-not-be-taking-any-time-off-after-kevin-lee-khabib-nurmagomedov-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/edson-barboza\/edson-barboza-will-not-be-taking-any-time-off-after-kevin-lee-khabib-nurmagomedov-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Edson Barboza will not be taking any time off after Kevin Lee, Khabib Nurmagomedov losses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though Brazil’s Edson Barboza remains one of the world’s very best lightweights, his last two bouts have not gone as he planned. First, Khabib Nurmagomedov bludgeoned him to a unanimous decision victory in December. Then, in April, he experienced a similar loss at the hands of Kevin Lee, who thrashed him to a doctor stoppage.<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite these concussive losses, throughout which he absorbed nearly 400 strikes, Barboza does not plan on taking any time off. Instead, the fearsome knockout artist hopes to return to the Octagon as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy plan is to fight again as soon as possible,\u201d Barboza told MMA Fighting<\/a>\u00a0this week. \u201cI love what I do and I\u2019m still motivated and hungry to keep training and getting better. I want to fight at least two times more this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI got hit a lot in the head [in those fights],\u201d Barboza continued, explaining that he’s received similar criticism in the past. \u201cIt\u2019s funny that people say I\u2019m a warrior, that I don\u2019t quit, that I can take a beating, and those are the same people that said I have a glass chin after my loss to [Donald] Cerrone. I want to fight as quick as possible. I already trained today and I will come back with everything I have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite his current losing-streak, Barboza knows he’s still one of the division’s best, and he’s keen to get back out there and prove it soon. He doesn’t care who the opponent is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still am one of the best of the division,\u201d he said. \u201cThe division is jammed. I honestly don\u2019t think much has changed. I [took] a few steps back, away from my title shot, but I\u2019m still close, I\u2019m still at the top.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly think I can beat anyone in my division,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m upset with this loss and every other loss I had because I know I could have defeated then all. What other people think doesn\u2019t matter to me. I know I can beat anyone in this division.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe ideal scenario is to fight as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n

Who do you want to see Edson Barboza fight in his return to the cage?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/3\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though Brazil’s Edson Barboza remains one of the world’s very best lightweights, his last two bouts have not gone as he planned. First, Khabib Nurmagomedov bludgeoned him to a unanimous decision victory in December. Then, in April, he experienced a similar loss at the hands of Kevin Lee, who thrashed him to a doctor stoppage. 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