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Ryan Bader thinks Daniel Cormier is "the most arrogant champion, and the least deserving"
May 27, 2015 - 12:50:27 PM
Ryan Bader thinks Daniel Cormier is "the most arrogant champion, and the least deserving"
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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I kind of feel like it's a little consolation prize. There's a guy that hasn't been beat, that has been dominating, and is the pound for pound best fighter out there and he had that belt. It got stripped from him. We fighters have nothing to do with Jon Jones being stripped of the title. We didn't vote him out. He brought it on himself and it is what it is.

That being said, in the back of your mind there's gotta be that knowledge that there's somebody out there who had that belt, and for Cormier it's somebody out there that's better than him and beat him. That's got to be in his head a little bit.

It's the same for somebody else who hasn't fought Jon Jones or went for the belt, there's still somebody out there who was dominating the division. When I win that belt I'll know there's somebody out there who was dominating the division and got taken out. For me, I wouldn't feel like the real champion until I fought Jon Jones

DC has had the easiest road to the title. If you look at who he's fought at 205 lbs, it's Patrick Cummins and Dan Henderson, who happens to be a 185 lb fighter. Then, he gets thrown in there with Jon Jones and gets beat. He gets gifted another chance at it and fights Anthony Johnson - who is a beast, don't get me wrong - but if there's any knock on Johnson, it's his Jiu-Jitsu and ground game, which is kind of Cormier's best attributes. Cormier is the most arrogant champion, and the least deserving."


-Ryan Bader talks about the status of the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship - and the latest man to take that belt, Daniel Cormier - in an interview with the ThreeAmigos podcast (via BloodyElbow.com).

Penick's Analysis: Bader is understanding his position right now, and what he probably needs to do in order to get that fight with Cormier. The more he can talk about Cormier and rile up the current Champion, the more he can push the UFC to see that as a viable option. Of course, he's not wrong about the status of the title, and the fact that no matter who holds the belt at the moment, it's going to take a Jon Jones return to give them the opportunity to be the best.


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