‘It’s a Terrible Idea for Junior’ – Brendan Schaub Weighs In on Junior dos Santos vs Kubrat Pulev
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Junior dos Santos, the former UFC fighter, will face Bulgarian boxing legend Kubrat Pulev in a thrilling encounter at the forthcoming triad combat event in early 2022. Triller’s triad combat event is a hybrid of MMA and professional boxing, with unique regulations designed for the event.
The Triad Combat event also features an exciting new triangular design for the ring, instead of a square ring or the octagon, leaving no room for combatants to escape. The previous triad combat event was both thrilling and brutal.
Triller’s first triad combat event took held in November, earlier this year. The event included prominent names like Kubrat Pulev, Frank Mir, and Mike Perry. Metallica, the iconic heavy metal band, closed out the night with a live performance.
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The former UFC fighter, Brendan Schaub, weighed in on the upcoming bout between Junior dos Santos and Kubrat Pulev on his podcast show, Below the Belt.
He said,” It’s a terrible idea for Junior. I don’t get it. Pulev is an absolute f*cking savage, dude. He is an absolute savage. I don’t know why you would want to get in there if you were dos Santos.”
Schaub added,” I guess, I don’t know where he’s at financially. Maybe that makes sense…It’s insane. Look what Pulev did to f*cking Frank Mir, dude… I just don’t get it.”
Another exciting fight booked for the second Triller Triad Combat event is Vitor Belfort versus Chad Dawson.
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Junior dos Santos: UFC career
Junior dos Santos is a former UFC heavyweight champion who put up some extremely impressive fights during the prime days of his career. The fighter still holds the record of having the longest winning streak in UFC Heavyweight division history, 9 wins.
The fighter has won 15 fights during his time at the UFC. He’s defeated some notable fighters in the promotion. Some of these include Derrick Lewis, Frank Mir, and Stipe Miocic.
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Junior dos Santos was released from the UFC earlier this year, in March. The Brazilian was on a four-fight losing streak. His last UFC fight was against Ciryl Gane at UFC 256, where he lost via knockout.