UFC on FX 5’s Michael Johnson: Move from New Mexico to Florida saved my career

Following his run on “The Ultimate Fighter 12,” Michael Johnson heeded a recommendation to move to Albuquerque, N.M., where trainers Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn frequently worked with his reality-show coach, UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierr…

Following his run on “The Ultimate Fighter 12,” Michael Johnson heeded a recommendation to move to Albuquerque, N.M., where trainers Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn frequently worked with his reality-show coach, UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre.

But it didn’t take long for Johnson to see that Jackson’s MMA wasn’t the right fit.

So when he traveled to Florida to help Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante prepare for a fight in Strikeforce, Johnson took up an offer to train with a band of veterans culled largely from American Top Team.