Watching film on Chuck, were you seeing some of his technical errors in his standup?
RE: Yeah, there are many holes in Chuck’s game. First off, just not bringing his hands back to home base and he’s been getting away with it because he makes you think he’s a little bit closer than he actually is so when you try to throw your punches, he leans back and then drops his punches over the top. He’s had success this whole time because he knows how to keep people at the end of that because he’s actually farther away then he appears to be so that made him a great counter puncher. PC: When Chuck pressed you against the cage in the 1st round and you fired off a 5-6 punch comboI’ve spoken to fighters that said you’re punches looked faster and harder than Chuck’s. Did you get that impression and did that build confidence for you as well? RE: Yeah! I knew I had to be the last one throwing punches. I couldn’t be the one to let him finish the combination off on me. After each exchange, I had to be the last one throwing punches because when he came in, he was shooting his punches and I
