Ray Borg is in awe of Demetrious Johnson’s elite level of fighting.
Last night (Oct. 7), Borg took on Johnson inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The flyweight title bout served as the co-main event of UFC 216. Johnson broke Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive successful title defenses in UFC history with a highlight reel submission.
Speaking to the media, Borg described what it was like to share the Octagon with “Mighty Mouse” (via MMAJunkie.com):
“I felt like fighting D.J. was fighting my future self in a sense. I’m always two steps ahead of people, I’m always ahead of people. I’m always being sneaky with submissions. I truly thought I fought a future version of myself.”
He went on to say that his own showing wasn’t ideal.
“It was definitely not the performance that I wanted at all. Sharing the cage with him is something I can definitely put in my back pocket. Obviously I wasn’t on the receiving end of the win. I got away from my game plan a little bit.”
