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"He has good movement, great footwork, a good poker face,” Burns told the South China Morning Post. “He does that very good, trying to be very friendly, but I know he likes to frustrate people, make the guys miss and be very comfortable. I brought a couple of karate guys and one of the guys especially was Raymond Daniels. He was here for two weeks, and he’s coming back next week, and I learned so much from these guys, little things that I wasn’t paying attention to.
“I always loved boxing and kickboxing, for sure wrestling and grappling, but I never paid too much attention to my footwork and for this camp I had to. I’m learning so much, and I think it’s not even about Stephen Thompson so much. It’s about me growing as an athlete, to get better in every single aspect in a couple of things that I never thought would make a difference in my game is making a lot of difference.”
“(Daniels) is freaking dangerous,” Burns said. “And I was very impressed by him from the beginning because we already had a game plan. I already cornered Vicente Luque against ‘Wonderboy,’ so I’m very familiar with that style. We train with a couple of guys that do that style, and yeah, I was very surprised with the things that (Daniels has) been sharing with me, and I was able to pick up a lot of things. I was very impressed with Raymond Daniels’ game and ability and all the knowledge he has on striking.”
"He has good movement, great footwork, a good poker face,” Burns told the South China Morning Post. “He does that very good, trying to be very friendly, but I know he likes to frustrate people, make the guys miss and be very comfortable. I brought a couple of karate guys and one of the guys especially was Raymond Daniels. He was here for two weeks, and he’s coming back next week, and I learned so much from these guys, little things that I wasn’t paying attention to.
“I always loved boxing and kickboxing, for sure wrestling and grappling, but I never paid too much attention to my footwork and for this camp I had to. I’m learning so much, and I think it’s not even about Stephen Thompson so much. It’s about me growing as an athlete, to get better in every single aspect in a couple of things that I never thought would make a difference in my game is making a lot of difference.”
“(Daniels) is freaking dangerous,” Burns said. “And I was very impressed by him from the beginning because we already had a game plan. I already cornered Vicente Luque against ‘Wonderboy,’ so I’m very familiar with that style. We train with a couple of guys that do that style, and yeah, I was very surprised with the things that (Daniels has) been sharing with me, and I was able to pick up a lot of things. I was very impressed with Raymond Daniels’ game and ability and all the knowledge he has on striking.”
