Lavar Johnson is a destroyer and quite possibly the next breakout star in the UFC heavyweight division.
At UFC on Fox 3, he overwhelmed Pat Barry in the first round to pick up his second consecutive knockout stoppage.
“It just feels great. I’m on top of the world right now,” Johnson told Ariel Helwani in his post-fight interview with MMAFighting.com. “Beating Pat Barry is an excellent achievement, probably the highest achievement of my career so far, and to be here in the UFC is just awesome.”
When it comes to hard-hitting heavyweights, it doesn’t get any better than Johnson. He has netted 15 knockouts in his professional career. None of his fights have ever gone the distance.
Along with his aggressive fighting style, Johnson has an intriguing story. He barely survived a shooting a few years back at a family gathering, and those battle wounds are displayed vividly on his torso today.
Johnson is a fighter through and through. He has overcome obstacles some us will never know. As a fan of the sport, it’s hard not to be drawn in by this kind of character.
Here are five things we learned about Johnson.
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