When the heavyweight champion of the world talks, you listen. When that heavyweight champion is Daniel Cormier, you REALLY listen, because “DC” doesn’t hand out praise too lightly.
And he’s been giving out plenty of it about his AKA teammate Deron Winn, a two-time junior college National champion, three-time All-American and former Olympic wrestling hopeful who has compiled a 5-0 record in MMA on his way to his UFC debut against Eric Spicely this weekend.
But Winn doesn’t feel such praise is an albatross for him to carry into the Octagon in South Carolina.
“I’m excited to show everybody what DC’s been talking about, what he’s seen in me and what everybody at AKA sees in me,” Winn said.