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Daniel Cormier on Anthony Johnson putting belt on him: 'He made my experience different'

Daniel Cormier thought Anthony Johnson was a good guy before the two faced off at UFC 187. He thinks even more of "Rumble" now.

After Cormier submitted Johnson in the third round Saturday night in Las Vegas to win the vacant UFC light heavyweight title, Johnson put the belt around Cormier's waste. "Rumble" was also extremely complimentary and classy in the post-fight press conference.

"I don't know exactly what to make of it," Cormier told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour. "He's a nice guy and I think maybe he showed exactly how nice he is behaving in the way he did.