Corey Anderson Excited For His First Main Event at UFC Fight Night 107

Corey Anderson spoke with MMAjunkie for a new interview ahead of his fight with Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 107. Some highlights are below:

On the status of the light heavyweight division: “I’m the youngest one ranked, I believe. I think everybody else has been in the game for about 10 years. Even Misha (Cirkunov) has been fighting 10 years of his life. I just hit my four-year mark last week that I’ve been training. I’ve been fighting three and a half (years). With Jon Jones being out of the picture right now, (the division is) open. It’s open to be that person that everybody can say is going to be the ‘GOAT.’ I’m young, I’m new to this and I’m still learning.”

On getting his first main event fight: “It was a Christmas present. Everyone knows I’ve got cardio for days. The further the fight goes, I get better. It takes me a while to get warmed up, so five five-minute rounds, that’s 25 minutes to get things done instead of 15. When most guys are starting to die out at the end of the third and they wait for it to be over, I wish I had more because I’m starting to remember the other codes and combos.”

On a potential title shot: “If they give me the title fight next if I go out there and do a dominant performance and it’s like, ‘Well you get the winner of “Rumble” and “DC,”‘ I’m going to take it. If they say, ‘You need one more before you go,’ I’m going to take it. … I trust my team, I trust my coach and I trust my manager. That’s what everybody is there for.”