Junior Dos Santos takes shot at Overeem; says he’s “made at the laboratory”

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“I prefer to fight against clean athletes and real professionals,” he said. “Cain is one of these guys. He’s a real professional fighter and that’s a good challenge for me. I know he’s very tough and I know how hard I have to train to face him. The other guys, they just say things but there’s nothing behind the words. Guys like me and Cain Velasquez, we are made at the gym. And guys like the other guy, they are made at the laboratory.”

For his part, JDS said that he expects Antonio Silva to upset Overeem’s title chances when the two meet in February, believing he “has more technique and is more complete.”

But if the favoured Overeem does manage to win, dos Santos’ preference to fight against “clean” athletes won’t preclude him from stepping into the cage with one of the few fighters he has anything negative to say about. Instead, the fans might actually get to see the good guy face off with a guy he doesn’t really like. And wouldn’t that be something?

“I’m not thinking about that,” he said when asked who he saw as his next contender. “Actually, I don’t care about that. I don’t choose opponents. Whoever the UFC puts in front of me, I’ll be ready to face.”

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