Junior Dos Santos May Stay Ready in Case He’s Needed at UFC 198

Junior dos Santos spoke with MMAjunkie after his win over Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86 and more. Some highlights are below:

On whether he might stay ready in case Fabricio Werdum or Stipe Miocic get hurt before next month’s UFC 198: “Yeah, you never know, you know? Normally, after a fight, I take 10 or 15 days to rest, and then I get back to my training. So maybe. You never know. But it’s going to be a great fight there in Brazil.”

On fighting his way back to a title shot: “I don’t care about that now. I just want to fight. I was thinking about that too much earlier in the day, but now, I just want to fight. I know it’s going to happen at some point. Whatever the UFC wants to do, or any opponent they want to give me, I’ll be ready for that.”

On Werdum vs. Miocic: “I think it’s going to be a good fight. But I see a little bit of an advantage for Miocic, because Werdum doesn’t take anybody down. He just submits people when people take him down. And talking about their standup skills, Miocic is better. But a fight’s a fight. You never know.”