Tag: Johnson

UFC on Fox 3: Lavar Johnson Must Improve His Submission Defense to Be Contender

Lavar Johnson is a powerful and dangerous striker, but his submission defense better improve if he wants to challenge the elite fighters. He narrowly escaped a weak Americana attempt from Pat Barry at UFC on Fox 3 on Saturday night. Barry is not a grea…

Lavar Johnson is a powerful and dangerous striker, but his submission defense better improve if he wants to challenge the elite fighters. He narrowly escaped a weak Americana attempt from Pat Barry at UFC on Fox 3 on Saturday night. Barry is not a great submission artist—OK, he is a terrible submission fighter. He has […]

UFC on Fuel TV 2: What We Learned from DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire

Other than a slight scare in the first round where DaMarques Johnson almost locked in an omoplata, John Maguire looked fantastic in this fight. Maguire‘s wrestling looked as good as it did in his UFC debut and his fight-ending armbar was a thing …

Other than a slight scare in the first round where DaMarques Johnson almost locked in an omoplata, John Maguire looked fantastic in this fight. Maguire‘s wrestling looked as good as it did in his UFC debut and his fight-ending armbar was a thing of beauty. Johnson has been in the UFC for a long time, […]

Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson Would Be Wise to Look Back at His Mistakes

One lesson that life teaches many of us is that even if you don’t truly believe in something, sometimes, for the sake of a relationship or your career, it’s much more expedient to at least pretend that you do. It does not seem that Anthony …

One lesson that life teaches many of us is that even if you don’t truly believe in something, sometimes, for the sake of a relationship or your career, it’s much more expedient to at least pretend that you do. It does not seem that Anthony Johnson has learned that lesson. The last time we saw […]

Thiago Taveres Injured, Michael Johnson to Fight Tony Ferguson at UFC on FOX 3

As Thiago Tavares is the latest withdrawn fighter from the fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC on FOX 3, UFC officials announced today that Michael Johnson will replace Tavares in the lightweight bout. Though it’s likely that Ferguson will be happ…

As Thiago Tavares is the latest withdrawn fighter from the fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC on FOX 3, UFC officials announced today that Michael Johnson will replace Tavares in the lightweight bout. Though it’s likely that Ferguson will be happy to finally settle into a fight with a sure opponent, things have only gotten […]

UFC Debate: Who Has the Upper Hand in Demetrious Johnson & Ian McCall Rematch?

Ian McCall (aka “Uncle Creepy”) recently dished out his opinion on his recent bout with fellow flyweight Demetrius Johnson that resulted in a draw. Following the match, UFC president Dana White came out and said the match was not scored pro…

Ian McCall (aka “Uncle Creepy”) recently dished out his opinion on his recent bout with fellow flyweight Demetrius Johnson that resulted in a draw. Following the match, UFC president Dana White came out and said the match was not scored properly, resulting in a draw.  McCall felt confident after the third round that he had […]

5 Reasons Ian McCall Will Defeat Demetrious Johnson in Their Rematch

Think back to the last UFC event on March 3. It had Joseph Benavidez knock out Yasuhiro Urushitani. It had Martin Kampmann submit Thiago Alves and it had the Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson fight get called a majority decision. Then, it was later ann…

Think back to the last UFC event on March 3. It had Joseph Benavidez knock out Yasuhiro Urushitani. It had Martin Kampmann submit Thiago Alves and it had the Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson fight get called a majority decision. Then, it was later announced that it was actually a majority draw, which would force […]