{"id":317803,"date":"2019-06-30T06:47:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T13:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=317803"},"modified":"2019-06-30T06:47:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T13:47:13","slug":"dana-white-discusses-potential-joseph-benavidez-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-discusses-potential-joseph-benavidez-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White discusses potential Joseph Benavidez title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the co-main event of UFC Minneapolis, Joseph Benavidez crushed Jussier &#8220;Formiga&#8221; Da Silva with a head-kick, instantly asserting himself as the top contender in the UFC flyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>The problem for Benavidez, of course, is that the long-struggling flyweight division is currently ruled by Henry Cejudo, who is also the bantamweight champion, and is currently recovering from surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking post-fight, Joseph Benavidez claimed that he is willing to wait for a flyweight title shot opposite Henry Cejudo, who has beaten previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d hold out,\u201d Benavidez said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/06\/joseph-benavidez-open-to-waiting-for-champion-henry-cejudo-to-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI mean, he\u2019s in surgery. I\u2019ve sat out months before. I\u2019ve had ACL surgery 18 months. I\u2019ve gone in between fights active 10 months. That was just for a fight because there (weren\u2019t) opponents. In this case, the opponent I want, there\u2019s a huge prize there and it\u2019s the fight to make. What? I gotta wait four or five months I think he said until he can fight. That\u2019s nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to UFC President Dana White, things might not pan out well for Joseph Benavidez. He reminded that Henry Cejudo allegedly i<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-feels-henry-cejudo-may-want-to-defend-ufc-bantamweight-title-first\/\">ntends to defend the bantamweight title before returning to the flyweight division.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not good for Benavidez,\u201d White said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be in this waiting period, but I know that (Cejudo) came out and said he wants to defend that belt first. So Benavidez looked good tonight. He got busted up in that first round. He got two really bad cuts in really bad places. He didn\u2019t let it get to his head, and didn\u2019t let it throw his game off. Landed that nice head kick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBenavidez has been a guy that\u2019s been in this company for a very long time. He\u2019s a hard-working guy, tows the line, does whatever he needs to do. It\u2019s good to see him win tonight against a really tough opponent and get into the position he\u2019s in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to see a flyweight title fight between Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo?<\/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 6\/30\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the co-main event of UFC Minneapolis, Joseph Benavidez crushed Jussier &#8220;Formiga&#8221; Da Silva with a head-kick, instantly asserting himself as the top contender in the UFC flyweight division. 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