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“Listen, I love Ben, he’s my boy, but I don’t know,” Cormier said. “There was a point that I was scared — I was like ‘Ben’s about to be a world champion.’ He was undefeated, he beat Robbie Lawler. I was [thinking]: ‘This dude’s about to be a world champion and he doesn’t even know how to fight.’"
“He was out there with Demian Maia. I’ve seen Demian Maia fight for like 15 years, and I’ve never seen him out-strike somebody like that. Dude’s just out-striking Ben Askren.”
Cormier was then asked why he didn’t offer to help Askren develop his striking.
“He doesn’t listen,” he laughed. “Ben knows everything.”
“He was out there with Demian Maia. I’ve seen Demian Maia fight for like 15 years, and I’ve never seen him out-strike somebody like that. Dude’s just out-striking Ben Askren.”
Cormier was then asked why he didn’t offer to help Askren develop his striking.
“He doesn’t listen,” he laughed. “Ben knows everything.”
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