{"id":206737,"date":"2016-10-10T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T21:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=206737"},"modified":"2016-10-10T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T21:24:08","slug":"daniel-cormier-rumble-rematch-doesnt-knock-cant-win-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/daniel-cormier-rumble-rematch-doesnt-knock-cant-win-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier on Rumble Rematch: If He Doesn’t Knock Me Out, He Can’t Win the Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 10, the UFC will touch down in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with UFC 206. The biggest fight confirmed for the card so far is a light heavyweight title showdown between champion Daniel Cormier and challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These two dangerous light heavyweights, of course, have fought once before<\/a>. On that night, Cormier emerged the victor with a third-round rear-naked choke. And while Rumble’s incredible knockout power<\/a> makes a different outcome very possible in the rematch, Cormier is confident he’ll come out on top again.<\/p>\n

He broke down this upcoming showdown on Mondays’ episode of The MMA Hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI respect Anthony, I like Anthony a lot, I\u2019ll be honest with you,” Cormier explained to Ariel Helwani on the show. “I think he\u2019s a phenomenal fighter. I think he\u2019s tough as nails, he hits hard as can be, but the truth is if he doesn\u2019t knock me out, he can\u2019t win the fight, and that\u2019s really not enough. You can\u2019t have one avenue to victory. He has to knock me out because I know Anthony Johnson can\u2019t out-hustle me over 25 minutes. I know Anthony Johnson\u2019s not gonna submit me. I know the only way he\u2019s going to beat me is to knock me out, and one avenue to victory is not enough.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the fact that he recently defeated Johnson, and that he expects to do so again, Cormier assured that he is still plenty motivated for this looming showdown.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m extremely motivated to fight him,” the light heavyweight champ explained. “I like how Anthony looks so phenomenal in his fights that people kinda make him into King Kong. It\u2019s like he\u2019s 10 feet tall, and I like that. I like people viewing him in that way, cause then I get to go out and smash on him and show them that it doesn\u2019t matter what you build these people into.\u00a0Whenever [two guys] go into the Octagon and they fight, the guy that\u2019s more skilled and more well-rounded is going to beat him, so I like that they build him into this superman.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cormier also touched on the fact that fight fans seem to have a short memory.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s amazing that we fought a year and a half ago,” he said. “You should see the stuff I get [on social media], like \u2018dude you\u2019re getting knocked out.’ It\u2019s amazing, cause man I heard this like 15 months ago, and honestly maybe he\u2019s gotten better with Neil Melanson, I don\u2019t know, but every fight\u2019s been exactly what it\u2019s been before and I\u2019m just go in there and get him again, and make him give up.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Cormier will beat Rumble again as he expects, or is he in for a surprise? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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