Anthony Johnson admits that he wasn’t ready the first time he fought for the light heavyweight title at UFC 187 this past May.
After all, he spent much of his camp preparing for the lanky and versatile Jon Jones only to end up facing stocky wrestler Daniel Cormier after Jones was stripped of his title and indefinitely suspended by the Las Vegas-based promotion.
“When I fought him the first time I wasn’t [ready],” Johnson said at the post-fight press conference. “I was getting ready for Jon Jones, not Daniel Cormier.