Junior dos Santos had a lot to discuss five days removed from a tough knockout loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC 256.
To say the former UFC heavyweight champion is facing the most difficult stretch of his professional career is an understatement, as “Cigano” carries four consecutive stoppage defeats in just 18 months. This one in particular hurt bad as he sees it as an unfair result.
In a 25-minute conversation with MMA Fighting on Thursday, his first interview after UFC 256, dos Santos discussed the elbow that took him down, a strike deemed legal by referee Jerin Valel, the possibility of being cut by the promotion, whether or not the 36-year-old veteran has considered retirement, and much more.