Junior dos Santos enlists towering Brazilian to prepare for Robelis Despaigne

Junior dos Santos is looking forward to competing on the first MMA card broadcast by Netflix. | Getty/UFC Junior dos Santos will face a tall task — literally — when he meets the 6-foot-7 Robelis Despaigne on the Most Valuable Promotions “Rousey vs. Carano” card on May 16.

“Cigano” recently spoke with Sherdog. com about the challenges presented by the Olympic taekwondo bronze medalist and current Karate Combat heavyweight champion. “Robelis is a good fight and a great challenge.

He comes from taekwondo, he’s very fast, has dangerous kicks, straight punches and I have my background in boxing, so it´s going to be an interesting clash of styles,” dos Santos said. Dos Santos revealed that 6-foot-8 former Professional Fighters League champion Renan Ferreira has been a primary training partner in preparation for Despaigne. “The training sessions are intense here with Renan ‘Problema,’ who is even taller than Despaigne.

He should also be fighting soon, so he’s helping me a lot in this camp,” dos Santos said. Boxing in the Future? “Cigano” has never hidden his dream of fighting in boxing after his MMA career.