In their initial encounter two years ago, Anthony Johnson came THIS close to putting Daniel Cormier (pictured) to sleep in the first round at UFC 187. While Johnson’s overhand right sent Cormier to the canvas, it didn’t land clean enough so Johnson could put the finishing touches on him.
Cormier recovered nicely and used his superior wrestling to grind Johnson down before ultimately submitting him with a rear-naked choke in the third round to capture the vacant UFC light heavyweight crown.
“DC” admitted that he’ll once again be in the danger zone in the first round in Saturday’s rematch, but warned Johnson that once it goes past five minutes, it’s a done deal.