MMAFighting<\/a>. “I went out for a few seconds and when I came back it already was too late. I felt that pain in the head and looked to the big screen, where I saw the replay of the movement and it landing exactly to the back to the head.<\/p>\n“People saying I turned my head, to me, is absurd,” the former champ added. “I already was sideways, he was kind of holding me in that position for about 10 seconds, so when he threw the elbow\u2014I don\u2019t think it was intentional, he didn\u2019t mean to land the elbow to the back of my head, I don\u2019t think that, but it doesn\u2019t make it legal. \u201cOh, I turned my head and whatever.\u201d That doesn\u2019t make the strike not illegal.<\/p>\n
“I didn\u2019t turn my head, I was in that position for a few seconds already, enough time for him to know that that type of attack would obviously hit the back of the head,” dos Santos continued. “I know an athlete probably is very excited in that moment and kind of doesn\u2019t reflect too much about it, but illegal strikes are clear. In my opinion, and in the opinion of many people that maybe doesn\u2019t have access to the media to speak, [it\u2019s illegal], but those specialists are saying it wasn\u2019t, that it was legal because I turned.”<\/p>\n
When asked if he would accept the result, Junior dos Santos says he won’t because it wasn’t a fair result.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s also absurd that they expect me to accept this result as a normal result, like a fair result. It wasn\u2019t. It wasn\u2019t a fair result,” dos Santos concluded. “I\u2019m a fair guy and I play in a fair way, and always have.”<\/p>\n
With the loss, Dana White said he hopes to see dos Santos retire. There is a chance UFC 256 was the last time the Brazilian fights inside the Octagon.<\/p>\n
Do you think it was an illegal strike?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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