“He’s a Hero of Mine…”: UFC Fighter Details Why He Channeled His Inner Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Against Daniel Cormier at Noche UFC

Noche UFC proved to be an exciting event, where fans witnessed the debut of Charlie Campbell. Furthermore, he defeated Alex Reyes in the very first round with a knockout. Moreover, he celebrated his win by using a famous WWE one-liner by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on Daniel Cormier during the post-fight interview. ‘The Cannibal’ recently opened up about the reason behind his shout-out to the Hollywood star.

Charlie Campbell originally attempted to get into the UFC through Dana White‘s Contender Series. However, he was unable to get a contract after losing to Chris Duncan. But he made an impactful debut at Noche UFC, which he celebrated in style at Daniel Cormier’s expense. Let’s see what he has to say about that.

Charlie Campbell weighed in on his WWE reference at Noche UFC

‘The Cannibal’ recently made an appearance on ‘The MMA Hour’ talking about his successful debut last weekend. Meanwhile, Ariel Helwani took the opportunity to ask him if Daniel Cormier took offense to him dropping the “It doesn’t matter” catchphrase on the Hall of Famer. But Campbell mentioned that it was just a light-hearted moment. He said, “I think deep down he [Cormier] respected it because like, I mean, why wouldn’t you? Come on. It’s not like anything personal.”

However, he believes that he could have done a better job. Campbell also assured that he will always seek to make the most of the time he gets on screen. “I still think I could have done a better job. Put it that way. But I am going to capitalize on those 10 seconds I get any time,” said the 28-year-old. 

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Charlie Campbell also mentioned that he had shared a video clip of him dropping Dwayne Johnson’s famous catchphrase on his social media handle. However, ‘The Rock’ did not respond to it. He added, “I did something where I posted the same video. He didn’t get active and engage on that one, but he 100 percent saw it.” Nevertheless, Campbell also gave the reason behind his dropping the famous WWE one-liner.

‘The Cannibal’ claimed that he looks up to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Like many others, the 28-year-old UFC fighter claimed to be a huge fan of ‘The Rock’. Moreover, he even called the Hollywood star his hero, and he felt lucky to have been able to use his catchphrase after his epic win at Noche UFC. Campbell said, “That’s amazing. He’s a hero of mine, and it’s just like such an honor.” Moreover, Campbell mentioned how Johnson reacted to the video clip on social media. He further added, “He just kind of sh*t a little more on ‘DC’ like, ‘Oh! he got you good’, or something like that.”

Not only did ‘The Cannibal’ call ‘The Rock’ his hero, but he is also hoping to get the opportunity to work with the Hollywood A-lister in a professional capacity after his Noche UFC stunt. “So I got his stamp of approval in some way, and some sort of seed could have been planted for future business together,” Charlie Campbell added.

While it might have been a light-hearted joke on Campbell’s side, fans did not side with him for the unwanted tirade. But many people think that it is not going to be the last time he does something like that. We will have to wait and see what the new UFC signee has in store for the fans in his future bouts.

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