UFC light heavyweight contender Jon “Bones” Jones talks about his win over Ryan Bader and getting the chance to face Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in six weeks. Jones talks about never practicing the choke hold he used on Bader but watching welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre practice it recently.
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Japanese fighter Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto said that he has a lot to learn about fighting in a cage as well as improving his takedown defense, noting that it was a big factor in his loss to Demetrious Johnson. After watching the other fights on the card “Kid” say’s he realizes now how important the takedown is when fighting in the UFC.
More interviews after the jump
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson talks about his dominant win over “Kid” Yamamoto on the Facebook prelim fight. Johnson talks about the fight and how he was able to control the fight. He also talks about being the first fighter sponsored by Microsoft as he sported an Xbox 360 shirt.
Team Alpha Dog fighter Chad Mendes talks about his unanimous decision win over Michihiro Omigawa on Spike TV. Mendes feels he still has a long way to improve but was happy with his performance, noting that he broke something in his right hand in the fight.