Bader: I’m going to wear Johnson down and he’ll break
Ryan Bader fights Anthony Johnson in the main event of UFC Fight Night Newark and believes that grinding him down is the key to winning.
Ryan Bader fights Anthony Johnson in the main event of UFC Fight Night Newark and believes that grinding him down is the key to winning:
Ryan Bader heard Daniel Cormier say numerous times leading into his fight with Anthony Johnson that he could be broken mentally and if that happened, he would eventually give up and find a way out of the fight.
Cormier backed up his bold statement with a submission win over Johnson this past May and while Bader will never be the biggest fan of the current light heavyweight champion he can’t deny that he had a point when it comes to Johnson’s demeanor when things go wrong for him in the Octagon.
“That’s pretty much his M.O., everybody knows that about him,” Bader told FOX Sports when speaking about Johnson. “When he’s on and he’s getting you, he’s an amazing fighter. Look at the fight with Phil Davis. That went three rounds and he was comfortable on his feet and I think that’s where he trains a lot going through those combinations where his body doesn’t get tired doing that. I think his body is used to that but when you start wearing on him, dragging him down, breaking him down and beating him when he’s trying to get up from the bottom.
“That’s when his body gets taxed and you saw that in the Cormier fight. You’ve seen it in some other fights. I think a lot of people know that about him. If there’s one weakness I’d say it’s dragging him down, wearing him down until he doesn’t to be in there anymore.”