Cormier on Bernett: A lot of his big wins are back before 2005

"No knock on Josh, but everybody that fought in that era is starting to slow down," Cormier said. "He was in the battles just as they were. So I think it's going to take a guy to bring it out of him, to show him that it is mileage, and time is starting to catch up to him. Maybe after the fight, people will say, 'He's slowing down. He's not what he used to be.' But guys don't slow down on their own. Somebody has to actually show them that the time has come, where it's starting to catch up, all the battles and all the wars."

"[Barnett] beat all those guys, but a lot of those big wins are back before 2005, so it's not like all these wins are recent," he said. "A lot of those wins are way back in the day, so Josh is a completely different fighter than he was.Back in the day, if a guy had a leg lock, he could be a world champion," Cormier said. "Well, the game's changed now, and it's advanced. All that stuff doesn't really pertain to me."

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And here is the video interview where he tells he wants dirty bloody battle with Barnett.