Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has long been considered a flash in the pan. He’s a destroyer and virtually unstoppable when he’s the hammer. But when adversity rears its ugly head, the oft-praised destroyer willingly accepts being the nail. Bloodied and battered, Johnson sat with his chin down to his chest after the second round of his […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has long been considered a flash in the pan. He’s a destroyer and virtually unstoppable when he’s the hammer. But when adversity rears its ugly head, the oft-praised destroyer willingly accepts being the nail. Bloodied and battered, Johnson sat with his chin down to his chest after the second round of his […]
Win or lose, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was going to leave UFC 187 on Saturday as a winner. His admirable journey back to MMA prominence didn’t need to be validated by a UFC light heavyweight championship. Sure, it would have splattered his growing resume with a gigantic exclamation mark, but Johnson’s return to stardom is all anyone […]
Win or lose, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was going to leave UFC 187 on Saturday as a winner. His admirable journey back to MMA prominence didn’t need to be validated by a UFC light heavyweight championship. Sure, it would have splattered his growing resume with a gigantic exclamation mark, but Johnson’s return to stardom is all anyone […]
For the first time in over five years, there will be a UFC light heavyweight title fight that does not involve Jon Jones, as Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson meet for the vacant 205-pound belt Saturday night in Las Vegas. Cormier already lost to Jones in January, and this was supposed to be Johnson’s chance […]
For the first time in over five years, there will be a UFC light heavyweight title fight that does not involve Jon Jones, as Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson meet for the vacant 205-pound belt Saturday night in Las Vegas. Cormier already lost to Jones in January, and this was supposed to be Johnson’s chance […]
Let’s jump into the MMA time machine and travel back three short years to 2012. UFC 142 was set to occur in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Anthony Johnson was set to move up to the middleweight division and face off with Vitor Belfort. What occurred would forever change Johnson’s career track, but the end result […]
Let’s jump into the MMA time machine and travel back three short years to 2012. UFC 142 was set to occur in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Anthony Johnson was set to move up to the middleweight division and face off with Vitor Belfort. What occurred would forever change Johnson’s career track, but the end result […]
It occasionally seems like becoming UFC champion is the worst thing that could ever happen to a professional MMA fighter. It may be the biggest prize in the sport, but there is mounting evidence that UFC gold is bad for your health. Take Saturday night’s UFC 187 for example, where Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson […]
It occasionally seems like becoming UFC champion is the worst thing that could ever happen to a professional MMA fighter. It may be the biggest prize in the sport, but there is mounting evidence that UFC gold is bad for your health. Take Saturday night’s UFC 187 for example, where Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson […]
People are still underrating Anthony Johnson. Your guess is as good as mine as to the reasons for it. Ever since making his piece with the fact that his true home is at light heavyweight or heavyweight, he has basically been unstoppable. Last summer, he dismantled the rusty robot that is Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in […]
People are still underrating Anthony Johnson. Your guess is as good as mine as to the reasons for it. Ever since making his piece with the fact that his true home is at light heavyweight or heavyweight, he has basically been unstoppable. Last summer, he dismantled the rusty robot that is Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in […]