{"id":96462,"date":"2014-05-06T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T22:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=96462"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:42:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:42:56","slug":"aka-boss-believes-their-team-could-hold-4-ufc-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/aka-boss-believes-their-team-could-hold-4-ufc-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"AKA Boss Believes Their Team Could Hold 4 UFC Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/aka-boss-believes-their-team-could-hold-4-ufc-titles\/aka-cain-cormier-rockhold-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-96463\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96463\" title=\"AKA Cain Cormier rockhold PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AKA-Cain-Cormier-rockhold-PNG-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AKA-Cain-Cormier-rockhold-PNG-.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AKA-Cain-Cormier-rockhold-PNG--300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/AKA-Cain-Cormier-rockhold-PNG--361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez already atop the mountain, American Kickboxing Academy head coach, Javier Mendez believes he&#8217;s just the start.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2014\/5\/6\/5667146\/ufc-interview-javier-mendez-aka-four-belts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloodyelbow.com&#8217;s John S. Nash<\/a>, Mendez touched on his other prospects, Daniel Cormier, Luke Rockhold, Josh Thomson and Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<p>His words:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I 100% expect Daniel [Cormier] to fight for the belt with a win. He&#8217;ll be the first one. Then the next will be Luke. I think Luke Rockhold needs [one win]. Then the next one could be Josh Thomson or Khabib.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[The fight with Benson Henderson] It wasn&#8217;t really a loss, it really wasn&#8217;t. And people should go &#8220;Josh Thomson is definitely top 4 in the world.&#8221; So one win should be enough for him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We could potentially have four belts. I&#8217;m feeling pretty confident with all my guys. I think we have a great fighter in Luke Rockhold. And I think Daniel Cormier and Cain Valesquez in their divisions are far ahead of everyone else. If you don&#8217;t believe me just watch Daniel&#8217;s fights. He destroys everyone. He&#8217;s never lost a round. 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