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Demetrious Johnson Says He’s Already Beat the Best

February 10, 2016 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Demetrious Johnson spoke with MMAjunkie about his fight with Henry Cejudo at UFC 197. Check out the highlights:

On his competition: “The top dogs, I’ve beat them already. Now, I’m fighting the guys who, they’re good guys, but they’re not a Joseph or a Dodson…I think now the UFC is all about selling cards; it’s not about having the best fight the best. (I’m) not saying Henry Cejudo’s not the best, but Joseph Benavidez has beat the top-tier guys.”

On a potential third fight against Benavidez: “Anything’s possible in the UFC. (Benavidez) said it best – ‘it’s a hard sell, but I won five fights in a row.’ Obviously, he didn’t get the chance to go against Hendry Cejudo. Joseph might have beat Henry, or Henry might have beat Joseph, and you can’t throw all the guys to the big sharks.”

On John Dodson leaving the weight class: “It breaks my heart to see John Dodson went up to bantamweight because I would love to see Joseph vs. John. I thought that would have been a great matchup. But it is what it is. We’ll see what the UFC wants to do, but I’m focused on Henry Cejudo.”

On Cejudo: “It’s just another opponent. The next opponent three years down the road is going to be the next opponent. That’s how I see my fights, and I’ve done very well with it. Yes, he’s an Olympic gold medalist. I’ve beaten people with world Sambo kickboxing championships, I’ve beat people on EPO and I’ve out-conditioned them, and at the end of the day, when I get home, it’s just another opponent.”