{"id":230678,"date":"2017-03-31T08:47:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T15:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=230678"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:21:43","slug":"daniel-cormier-talks-first-anthony-johnson-fight-upcoming-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/daniel-cormier-talks-first-anthony-johnson-fight-upcoming-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier talks first Anthony Johnson fight, upcoming rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in 2015, Daniel Cormier stepped into the Octagon, fresh off his UFC 182 defeat to Jon Jones, to fight Anthony Johnson for the vacant light heavyweight championship.<\/a> Cormier filled in for Jones at UFC 187, after Jones was stripped of the light heavyweight title for his infamous hit and run incident. <\/p>\n

Despite being hit with a massive punch early on in the fight,<\/a> Cormier managed to grind Johnson down, and eventually earn a 3rd round submission win to claim the vacant light heavyweight title. Now, ahead of his rematch with Johnson nearly two years later, he spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a> to discuss what Johnson did well in the first fight, and how he can emerge from the second victorious.<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did well,\u201d Cormier told MMAjunkie. \u201cHe defended some takedowns. He actually landed a lot of high kicks. He landed a lot of punches. People just remember that big punch that knocked me down, but Anthony had a lot of success in that fight. So we need to make sure that he doesn\u2019t even have that amount of success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t feel like I pressured him enough in that fight. I let him get far too comfortable. So, you\u2019re going to see some differences in my approach to this one. This time, I\u2019m actually going to beat him much worse than I did last time. If the first fight was a pretty good performance, this fight is going to be a great performance.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite Johnson’s seemingly superhuman knockout power, the champ has vowed to stand and trade with the heavy-handed Johnson. While this strategy has some fans worried for the champ, Cormier isn’t worried in the slightest:<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not afraid of that man in any way, shape or form,\u201d Cormier said. \u201cIf I had to fight Anthony \u2018Rumble\u2019 Johnson at a barbecue or at a bar, I would fight him at a barbecue or at a bar. It doesn\u2019t matter. I will always fight him. And that\u2019s why I think you should just go after him. Some guys \u2013 Ryan Bader was scared of him; he shot him halfway across the octagon.
\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 3\/31\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in 2015, Daniel Cormier stepped into the Octagon, fresh off his UFC 182 defeat to Jon Jones, to fight Anthony Johnson for the vacant light heavyweight championship. Cormier filled in for Jones at UFC 187, after Jones was stripped of the light heavyweight title for his infamous hit and run incident. 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