Soulbringer320
02-06-2015, 18:16
UFC (http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=news.search&phrase=UFC) light heavyweight contender Ryan Bader (http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/0D15BB2E4FBEFA2F/Ryan-Bader/) appeared recently on Submission Radio (https://twitter.com/SubmissionAus), and discussed division champion Daniel Cormier (http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/53958F286CF4E375/Daniel-Cormier/). Bader has been campaigning for a title shot, (http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/452209/Bader-DC-arrogant-has-a-big-head-is-least-deserving-UFC-champ/) and does not let up.
“Just randomly people come up and just say his whole demeanor [has changed] and he’s not the guy he used to be," said Bader. "And not even fighters or anything, just people; your regular Joe kickboxing, you know cardio-kickboxing people that go the gym. And so that’s what I was just saying, just that whole deal.
"We come from a wrestling background where we never got any accolades. You go out there, win nationals or become an All-American, you get a hug from your Mom and handshake from your Dad and that’s it. And that’s what we’re used to. And you go through your life humbly and you go into this whole MMA deal and people want your autograph and you’re like 'Holy crap. Why do people want my autograph?' And you respect the fans and just respect yourself and the sport itself.
"That’s what people love about MMA. They love that there’s no real divas and we’re all accessible, and they can come up and shake your hand and take a picture. And 99% of the fighters are like that. You know? I just don’t want to see Cormier or any other fighters start taking that diva route. And so like you saw right when he came to the press-conference, he goes 'address me as champ.' And you know he could be kind of joking around here and there, but you know I’ve been around him, and I can just see it just piling on, piling on, and pretty soon he’s going to be a full blown diva.”
“I just feel I can threaten him more than other people can. You know, on the mat, get him down with my takedowns and then put some power on him because I know he’d get hit.”
“I’m gonna stop him. You know, I hate doing predictions. I hate doing - you know it’s so hard. You never know. People ask 'What round you doing? What’s this?' You have no clue in MMA. You know? I guarantee I’ll go out there, I’ll put on an exciting fight, and my goal is to go out there and stop him. And I want that belt so bad. I should be in this title fight. I want to fight DC. We’ve been scheduled before. But I guarantee you this, I’ll go out there, put it all on the line and take that belt.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=57&v=FEb-aRsFtIs
“Just randomly people come up and just say his whole demeanor [has changed] and he’s not the guy he used to be," said Bader. "And not even fighters or anything, just people; your regular Joe kickboxing, you know cardio-kickboxing people that go the gym. And so that’s what I was just saying, just that whole deal.
"We come from a wrestling background where we never got any accolades. You go out there, win nationals or become an All-American, you get a hug from your Mom and handshake from your Dad and that’s it. And that’s what we’re used to. And you go through your life humbly and you go into this whole MMA deal and people want your autograph and you’re like 'Holy crap. Why do people want my autograph?' And you respect the fans and just respect yourself and the sport itself.
"That’s what people love about MMA. They love that there’s no real divas and we’re all accessible, and they can come up and shake your hand and take a picture. And 99% of the fighters are like that. You know? I just don’t want to see Cormier or any other fighters start taking that diva route. And so like you saw right when he came to the press-conference, he goes 'address me as champ.' And you know he could be kind of joking around here and there, but you know I’ve been around him, and I can just see it just piling on, piling on, and pretty soon he’s going to be a full blown diva.”
“I just feel I can threaten him more than other people can. You know, on the mat, get him down with my takedowns and then put some power on him because I know he’d get hit.”
“I’m gonna stop him. You know, I hate doing predictions. I hate doing - you know it’s so hard. You never know. People ask 'What round you doing? What’s this?' You have no clue in MMA. You know? I guarantee I’ll go out there, I’ll put on an exciting fight, and my goal is to go out there and stop him. And I want that belt so bad. I should be in this title fight. I want to fight DC. We’ve been scheduled before. But I guarantee you this, I’ll go out there, put it all on the line and take that belt.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=57&v=FEb-aRsFtIs