DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON
made a hefty penny — which he
should — and he brought in all the
numbers. Totally cool. And when he
fights RDA, he should make another
hefty penny. If he’s smart with his
money, don’t buy all those fucking
toys. Invest that money, buy a house,
pay that off and then he can do
whatever he wants. So that’s where
my mindset is. My mindset is to take
care of my family and my kids and
make sure I have enough money in
investments. I’m good to go.You take on Henry Cejudo at
UFC 197. What advantages do
you have over Cejudo? And does
his wrestling concern you?
Well, I would say my biggest
advantage over him is that I fought
grade-A, high calibre athletes in
mixed martial arts. You know, I
fought Joseph [Benavidez] twice,
[John] Dodson twice, Ali Bagautinov,
the world Sambo champion — I
don’t know how many times he
was the Sambo world champion
— I fought John Moraga, Kyoji
Horiguchi — who’d only lost
once in mixed martial arts and
he’s fought around the world —
he was a Shooto champion.
So I’ve fought other tough
opponents in mixed martial arts and
I feel he hasn’t fought the guys that I
fought. Like Dominick Cruz says, me
as a fighter, I made him to where he
is. TJ’s added to that list, Urijah Faber
has added to that list and so forth. I
feel the same way. I feel, the guys I
beat in the past and going into this
fight — I’ve been in five-round wars
where things didn’t go my way inTHE BIGGEST THING
IS THAT I’VE FELT HIS
FOOTWORK BEFORE;
I’VE FELT HIS RANGE
BEFORE. I KNOW HIS
RECIPE TO BEAT ME.
AND IT’S NO SECRET,
HE’S A BIGGER DUDE
THAN ME, HE HAS
LONGER RANGE, HIS
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