Evans: AJ beat my ass all over the gym over some days
Evans chalks it up to the amount of time that Johnson actually has to train and focus on technique, as…
Evans chalks it up to the amount of time that Johnson actually has to train and focus on technique, as opposed to how much time he spent in the past worrying about making weight to cut to 170lbs.
Where he is right now, he’s so scary. You can’t imagine how much of a difference moving up to middleweight has made to not only his strength but also his technique. As a welterweight, maybe 60% of his camp was about making 170lbs, leaving only 40% for boxing, striking, wrestling, BJJ, judo and everything else. Much less than half of his time was actually spent on improving his skills and transitions, Evans said on Friday.
Now he’s spending maybe 80% and more on technique and real fitness training, not just training to lose pounds. He’s a scary, scary athlete right now. In practice with him some times, I was Damn! What the hell is happening here? I’m not used to getting my ass kicked like this! but he was just so ‘on’ he was beating my ass all over the gym on certain days.