Junior dos Santos surprised by Cain Velasquez's confidence

Junior dos Santos surprised by Cain Velasquez's confidence

UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos is nothing if not confident, but has always seemed to maintain a humble aura about himself, so it was no surprise when he took exception to recent comments from upcoming opponent Cain Velasquez who stated that he was better than everyone in the UFC's heavyweight division; including, dos Santos, who is the only fighter to hold a win against him.

"I think that statement was unfortunate," said Junior dos Santos via Sportv. "I was surprised because he's (Cain Velasquez) said he's not talking about these things, but said that nobody is better than him. If he thinks so, then the first step towards the defeat was already given."

Velasquez has maintained that he's much better now than he was when he lost to dos Santos back November of last year. He and his teammates recently revealed that the former champion went into that fight with a severe knee injury and even released a video showing Velasquez getting hurt during wrestling practice days before the bout.

Regardless of Velasquez's recent admission, Dos Santos is still the betting favorite at -175 according to sportsbetting.ag. And if he's able to get passed Velasquez at UFC 155, he'll be eyeing the possibility of having to square off against his friend and former training partner Antonio "Big Foot" Silva.

Silva will be facing Alistair Overeem at UFC 156 with the winner in line for the next heavyweight title shot. But would dos Santos accept a fight against his friend?

"This case is rather complicated," dos Santos said. "I like Bigfoot. Our friendship is good, but apart from that we are professional. I think it would be too selfish not to accept the fight because we are friends."

Source: http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Junior-dos-Santos-surprised-by-Cain-Velasquezs-confidence.html

lance armstrong Iron Man 3 marco scutaro Kendrick Lamar Russell Means Taylor Swift Red Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 2