SACRAMENTO – Edson Barboza knows he needs to work on his wrestling and jiu-jitsu to become a title contender in the UFC, but he feels confident he’ll be ready for a title shot in 2014. “I’m going back to the gym to learn more and train more for my next fight,” said Barboza (13-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who outpointed lightweight Danny Castillo (16-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) after a rough first round at tonight’s UFC on FOX 9 event. Castillo rocked the Brazilian striker with a punch in the fight’s first round. But Barboza surged back to batter Castillo with leg kicks and punches en route to a majority-decision win on the event’s preliminary card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Although Barboza appeared to be on the verge of going unconscious in the fight’s first five minutes, he said he was never in danger
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