Jon Jones talks Ryan Bader: “I took away his mental strength” (via prommanow.com)
“Physically I don’t think I had much of a strength advantage. I think I took away his mental strength. Like right away, Bader being a wrestler and normally banking on the ability that he can take most people down, we figured that if we took Bader down right away in the first round it would really mess with his mental game. And starting off the first 30 seconds of a fight defending a north-south choke when you’re used to being in the dominance right away, I think that messed with his mind. And once his mind became weak, that made him seem physically weak.”
Mar 19th, live on Pay-per-view from Newark, N.J.:
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-4) +185
Win Lyoto Machida – KO (Punches) UFC 113
Loss Lyoto Machida – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 104
Win Chuck Liddell – TKO (Punches) UFC 97
Jon “Bones” Jones (12-1) -225
Win Ryan Bader – Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 126
Win Vladimir Matyushenko – TKO (Elbows) UFC Versus 2
Win Brandon Vera – TKO (Elbows and Punches) UFC Versus 1
HT: Nick The Face