{"id":141915,"date":"2015-05-04T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T22:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=141915"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:30:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:30:45","slug":"anthony-rumble-johnson-if-i-beat-cormier-then-im-the-real-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/anthony-rumble-johnson-if-i-beat-cormier-then-im-the-real-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson: ‘If I Beat Cormier, Then I’m The Real Champ’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UFC light-heavyweight Anthony Johnson is still fighting for the title, just not against the man many considered to be the p4p best in the world.<\/p>\n

Instead, because of Jones’ antics, Johnson will fight Daniel Cormier for the right to called champion. On The MMA Hour<\/a>, Johnson talked about his new opponent and about all the people saying he won’t be the “real” champion even if he beats Cormier.<\/p>\n

Well, Johnson has something to say to those naysayers.<\/p>\n

“I’ll feel like I\u2019m the champ if I beat [Cormier]. I worked my ass off to get where I am. It\u2019s not my fault — it\u2019s not anybody\u2019s fault — with what happened to Jon. Jon did that to himself, everybody knows that. But life goes on, and you\u2019ve got to keep it moving. When he comes back, if I still have the title, and it\u2019s my time to fight him I\u2019ll fight him. But one day, I know we\u2019ll eventually fight.”<\/em><\/p>\n

By: Ryan C. Miller<\/a> | @ryancmiller1630<\/a><\/p>\n

REAL TALK! Luke Rockhold & Daniel Cormier Discuss Jon Jones Tragedy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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