Antonio Carlos Junior Wants to Fight Chris Weidman Next

Speaking to reporters in a post-fight media scrum after his win at UFC Fight Night 119 (via MMAjunkie), UFC fighter Antonio Carlos Junior discussed his win over Jack Marshman for the fight card. Junior won by submission in the first round, and explained why he wants to fight former UFC champion Chris Weidman next. Below are some highlights.

His thoughts on submitting Marshman: “I said before the interviews, man, I’m going to submit the guy – he’s never been submitted before – in the first round. And I just did it. So I’m really happy. I’m not even in my prime.”

On wanting a fight with Chris Weidman: “He’s a big name, and I’m a huge fan. It would be great to share the octagon with him. He’s beat a lot of Brazilians like Anderson Silva two times – the greatest of all-time. He beat Vitor Belfort. He beat Lyoto Machida. He beat Demian Maia. So it would be great to represent my country against him. … I think I deserve it,” he said with a smile.