In case you didn’t know…
Anthony Johnson is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC’s light heavyweight division. He has been a highly regarded fighter throughout his MMA career, well renowned for his brutal knockout power.
Johnson last featured as a part of the UFC promotion in his final fight before an unexpected retirement, against Daniel Cormier at UFC 210. Over the years, Johnson has amassed victories against countless top contenders such as Glover Teixeira, Ryan Bader, Alexander Gustafsson, and Andrei Arlovski.
On December 29th, 2018, Jones made his return to the sport after a 15-month suspension for illegal performance enhancement drugs that were found to be residing in his system. Jones went on to defeat his slated opponent for the night, Alexander Gustafsson, by stopping him in the third round via a technical knockout. Jones will now make his first title defence as the new 205-pound champion in his upcoming fight at UFC 235, against Anthony Smith, on March 2nd, 2019, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The heart of the matter
In a recent podcast interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, with Din Thomas, host Joe Rogan spoke about one fighter who he would love to see in the Octagon again, especially against the likes of Jon Jones. Rogan picked Anthony “Rumble” Johnson to be an ideal opponent for Jones, who happens to be one of the greatest UFC champions in the history of the business.
Anthony Johnson’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, spoke with Ariel Helwani by saying that a comeback is definitely on the cards, only this time, “Rumble” would return as a heavyweight. He said:
What’s next?
Anthony Johnson currently walks around at 285 pounds and would look toward an extraordinary reason to make a return to MMA.
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