Joseph Benavidez Wants a Third Title Fight With Demetrious Johnson

Speaking at the post-fight press conference for The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale, flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez (via MMAjunkie) discussed his win over Henry Cejudo. Benavidez also revealed that a third title fight with champion Demetrious Johnson is the only fight he wants right now. Benavidez lost his first title fight to Johnson by decision. In their rematch, Johnson ended up knocking out Benavidez in the first round. Below are some highlights from the presser.

Benavidez on wanting a third title fight with Johnson: “That’s the only fight I want. I have six wins in a row. There’s no other fight that I want. … People say I lost twice, but me and Demetrious could fight a million times, and there’s going to be a million awesome competitions between two world-class fighters. Let us go after it again. Him and Tim’s fight was awesome tonight. That’s exactly how I feel. Of course that’s what I want. That’s the only fight I want.”

Benavidez on his fight with Henry Cejudo: “I’ll fight whoever again. It was a fun fight, and it was a challenging time. It was one of those fights that right when you’re done it’s like, ‘Man, there was this opening, and there was that opening.’ I was just getting going. If there were two more rounds, I would have seen some things that landed. He’s pretty much just starting his career almost. He’s going to be around for a while. So will I, so (a rematch is) always going to be there. That was definitely the best of him.”