RIO DE JANEIRO – Dana White today told MMAjunkie.com
that he’s “beyond pissed” at Anthony Johnson after
the fighter came in 11 pounds overweight for a bout with Vitor Belfort at UFC 142.
The UFC president said Johnson came within a pound-and-a-half of the
186-pound limit allowed for non-title middleweight fights but was forced
by a doctor to rehydrate because “he couldn’t make it.”
Now, Johnson is fighting for his job, regardless of whether he wins or
loses the co-main event fight, which takes place Saturday at HSBC Arena
in Rio de Janeiro.