“(Junior dos Santos’s) expecting to see who he’ll confront (after UFC 121) because they’re two great athletes, the fight would be tough against any of them… I always say: (Junior’s) constantly evolving, so you’ll see him a lot better than before, with willingness, personality, a real warrior… He knows that it’ll be worth the title and he’ll do everything in his power in order to win this. After this fight, he’ll be the champion.”
“It’ll be a very tough fight, Cain (Velasquez) does his game and it’s pretty efficient, and Brock Lesnar is very strong, dangerous… I can’t say much now, it’ll be a tough fight and let’s see who is the best fighter in there.”
“(Junior dos Santos) deserves all of this because of everything he’s been doing. He’s only had tough (fights) on his way, but there’s no easy (fights in the) UFC. He’s been tested several times and now I think the time has come. He showed his abilities while standing up, he proved himself to be very strong. Six fights, six critical wins.”
— Junior dos Santos, boxing coach, Luis Dorea talks to tatame.com.
Junior “Cigano” dos Santos (12-1)
Win Roy Nelson – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 117
Win Gabriel Gonzaga – TKO (Punches) UFC Versus 1
Win Gilbert Yvel – TKO (Punches) UFC 108
Win Mirko Filipovic – Submission (Punch) UFC 103
Win Stefan Struve – TKO (Punches) UFC 95
Win Fabricio Werdum – TKO (Punches) UFC 90