LAS VEGAS – Ray Borg was humble and had nothing but praise for UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson following a dominant defeat in his first title bout at UFC 216. Borg (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) entered Saturday’s pay-per-view co-headliner, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with nothing but confidence. He said he would submit Johnson (27-2-1 MMA, 15-1-1 UFC) in the third round, but in the end it was Borg who was forced to tap out from one of the craziest armbar finishes to ever occur inside the octagon. Although Borg felt ahead of the event that was more than ready for the challenge that is “Mighty Mouse,” reality did not play out in his favor. It’s been proven time and time again that there are levels to the sport of MMA, and Borg said he learned how much more there is to strive for.
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Ray Borg: ‘Sneaky’ UFC champ Demetrious Johnson was like ‘fighting my future self’ – MMA Junkie