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Soulbringer320
21-06-2014, 01:13
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Josh Barnett (pictured) wants to reclaim his UFC heavyweight title and “The Warmaster” knows he has to go through former champ Junior dos Santos for that opportunity.
“I talked to his manager and he wants to fight Junior dos Santos next,” reporter Ariel Helwani said on this week’s edition of “UFC Tonight.” “He wants to get back in the title picture and he has to go through him.”
Wait up, did Barnett’s manager essentially just label dos Santos as the heavyweight division’s gatekeeper? Well, after two straight lopsided losses to reigning champ Cain Velasquez, I guess I can see where he’s coming from.
Dos Santos is currently recovering from the hand injury that forced him out of last month’s shootout with Stipe Miocic. There’s currently no timetable set for his return.
“Cigano” hasn’t been seen since getting waxed by Velasquez in October’s trilogy.
Barnett, meanwhile, is also looking to bounce back from a loss. Travis Browne knocked Barnett out in December to snap his two-fight winning streak.

T15Boxing
21-06-2014, 01:22
Nah, liever Overeem tegen Santos. Maar ik zou graag Barnett als boksak willen zien tegen JDS. Hij maakt heel weinig kans.

mario the count
21-06-2014, 08:59
Om een gevecht tegen JDS te verdienen moet je of van een Win komen, of van een Loss tegen de champ. Maar dat is mijn mening. Liever Overeem vs JDS.

Pahlavan
21-06-2014, 09:48
Ben het eens met wat de heren hierboven zeggen. Het gevecht waar ik al lang op wacht is jds vs overeem (al ben ik bang dat het voorlopig niet zal plaatsvinden...).
Bovendien denk ik ook dat JDS op KO zal winnen van barnett. Mensen vergeten soms hoe goed JDS is puur omdat hij van Cain heeft verloren. Zo ziet de HW division er naar mijn mening uit:

1: Velasquez

2 JDS





(Vul de rest zelf maar in)
3:....
4.....
5.....

Ralph
21-06-2014, 10:16
Wel tof dat ie niet om een pannenkoek vraagt (wat veel ander HW's doen... Zal geen namen noemen :-) ).

Willem033
21-06-2014, 12:06
Hij heeft wel ballen om om die partij te vragen, maar die partij slaat imo nergens op.
JDS is in mijn ogen de eeuwige nummer 2 van de divisie en zoals hierboven aangegeven lijkt me idd dat je van een loss tegen Cain moet komen of een win op de top 4 om tegen JDS aan te treden.
Ook ik zou de partij tegen Alistair graag zien.
Maar denk dat Alistair eerst een Browne of bigfoot rematch moet krijgen voor wat zelfvertrouwen.

Soulbringer320
21-06-2014, 19:47
Josh Barnett (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/409/josh-barnett) is returning to action in August, however, he won't be competing in MMA.
Barnett has agreed to meet Dean Lister at Metamoris 4 on Aug. 9 in Los Angeles, Barnett's manager Leland Lebarre confirmed with MMAFighting.com. Metamoris is expected to officially announce the event, as well as several matches, on Monday. BJEE.com (http://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/metamoris-4-rumors-keenan-saulo-bendo-josh-barnett-kit-dale/) reported the news earlier this week.
Metamoris is a submission grappling promotion that features one-round twenty-minute superfights. Participants can only win via submission, as there are no points or judges involved.
Barnett hasn't competed in MMA since he lost to Travis Browne (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/20/travis-browne) at UFC 168 (http://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/566/ufc-168-weidman-vs-silva) in December. The MMA veteran broke his orbital bone in the fight and earlier this year injured his knee while training.
"This is a non-striking event designed to be a test prior to going full speed and hopefully getting back into the cage soon," Lebarre said.
Earlier this week, Lebarre expressed (http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/6/18/5822556/josh-barnett-calls-for-a-fight-against-junior-dos-santos) interest in Barnett fighting Junior dos Santos (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/22/junior-dos-santos) next, but it now appears as though they'll focus on a return to MMA following the Metamoris match.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Barnett has competed in grappling tournaments before, however, it has been several years since his last one. Lister, who fought Renato "Babalu" Sobral to a draw at Metamoris 3 in March, is a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission wrestling world champion, as well as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt himself. The 38-year-old Lister retired from MMA in 2012.