NEW YORK – Known primarily for his striking, Karl Roberson said UFC vet Corey Anderson is largely responsible for helping him round out his fighting skills. “I wanted to go in there, bang a little, but, you know, get (my opponent) to think, ‘Oh, he’s going to strike a little bit,’ and then me and my boy Corey had a talk,” Roberson explained to reporters, including MMAjunkie, backstage at UFC 230. “He was like, ‘Oh, you can wrestle now, so you might as well show ’em that, too.’ “(Jack Marshman) started getting a little too heavy on the punches coming forward, and I had to change levels on him, show him a different look.” Roberson (7-1 MMA 2-1 UFC) was certainly sharp on the feet against Marshman (22-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC 230 event.
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Karl Roberson happy to take Corey Anderson’s advice, but not his ‘ugly ass nickname’ – MMA Junkie