Jimi Manuwa has set his marker in the UFC’s light heavyweight division following his impressive knockout win over Corey Anderson on Saturday. England’s Jimi Manuwa did not fail to deliver in his UFC Fight Night 107 headline bout in London, England on Saturday night, when he sparked Corey Anderson with an explosive punch to end […]
Jimi Manuwa has set his marker in the UFC’s light heavyweight division following his impressive knockout win over Corey Anderson on Saturday. England’s Jimi Manuwa did not fail to deliver in his UFC Fight Night 107 headline bout in London, England on Saturday night, when he sparked Corey Anderson with an explosive punch to end […]
UFC Fight Night London saw the promotion return to the English capital on Saturday, March 18, and was headlined by a light heavyweight contest between Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson. Manuwa staked his claim for a title shot against the winner of the upcoming light heavyweight title fight between champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” […]
UFC Fight Night London saw the promotion return to the English capital on Saturday, March 18, and was headlined by a light heavyweight contest between Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson. Manuwa staked his claim for a title shot against the winner of the upcoming light heavyweight title fight between champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” […]
The second instalment of the UFC’s teasers for the upcoming light heavyweight championship bout between current title-holder Daniel Cormier, and challenger Anthony Johnson prior to their bout at UFC 210 on April 8 has been released. The headline fight of UFC 210 will feature the rematch of “Rumble” Johnson and “DC” following Cormier’s rear-naked choke […]
The second instalment of the UFC’s teasers for the upcoming light heavyweight championship bout between current title-holder Daniel Cormier, and challenger Anthony Johnson prior to their bout at UFC 210 on April 8 has been released. The headline fight of UFC 210 will feature the rematch of “Rumble” Johnson and “DC” following Cormier’s rear-naked choke […]
Just one month in to 2017, and already it’s been a year of mixed feelings for Anthony Johnson. As his Blackzilians team fell apart at the seams, ‘Rumble’ announced he was leaving the Jaco Hybrid Training Center. Although he is still training with Rashad Evans in Florida, Johnson admitted the split from the Blackzilians was
Just one month in to 2017, and already it’s been a year of mixed feelings for Anthony Johnson. As his Blackzilians team fell apart at the seams, ‘Rumble’ announced he was leaving the Jaco Hybrid Training Center. Although he is still training with Rashad Evans in Florida, Johnson admitted the split from the Blackzilians was saddening. Then came the announcement of the UFC 201 main event, and ‘Rumble’ will finally get his rematch with Daniel Cormier. Since Jon Jones’ meltdown, ‘DC’ has bossed the division, and he took out Johnson at UFC 187 to claim the belt.
Their first fight was in 2015, and Johnson has made good use of his time between title fights. Three straight brutal knockouts over Jimi Manuwa, Ryan Bader and Glover Teixeira made ‘Rumble’ a lock for the best title fight. Cormier’s current streak includes Johnson, Alexander Gustafsson and Anderson Silva in a non-title fight.
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Different This Time
Speaking during this week’s edition of The MMA Hour, Anthony Johnson talks about reflecting on his last loss, and how he feels the rematch will go:
“It was probably six months after that I finally watched the fight. I just woke up at like two in the morning and decided to watch the fight. I woke up and it was on my mind and I just watched it to see what my mistakes were, and I was like okay, they were bad mistakes but they weren’t mistakes that were so bad they couldn’t be fixed.
“Nobody wants to watch themselves lose,” Johnson added. “It was a weird feeling in my stomach, because like I said, I didn’t perform at the best of my abilities. I think that’s what disgusted me the most. It made me disgusted. So the next time, it’ll be a different story on my end.”
“Hell, it feels like it’s natural now at this point, we’ve done it so much,” Johnson said. “But DC and I are professionals, we know how to control our emotions and say the right thing and be respectful. There’s no point in being disrespectful to each other and making ourselves look dumb, look stupid. So we definitely have to have respect, and we do what we have to do to get everybody tuned in, but come April 8th, somebody is getting f*cked up. He can yap all he wants,” Johnson said. “He knows what’s coming.”
During their last fight, Johnson was able to rock Cormier in the early goings. If ‘Rumble’ can land on ‘DC’ again, will he be crowned the new champion?
Ronda Rousey can wave goodbye to her days as a top-level competitor in the UFC, according to Light-Heavyweight world champion Daniel Cormier. Cormier recently spoke with TMZ Sport, and argued his case that Rousey’s inability to “evolve” has seen her fall behind fighters such as champion Amanda Nunes’, Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko. ‘DC’ stated that […]
Ronda Rousey can wave goodbye to her days as a top-level competitor in the UFC, according to Light-Heavyweight world champion Daniel Cormier. Cormier recently spoke with TMZ Sport, and argued his case that Rousey’s inability to “evolve” has seen her fall behind fighters such as champion Amanda Nunes’, Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko. ‘DC’ stated that […]
On The Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, UFC released a new “Free Fight” that fans will be thankful for.
Featured above is the complete first fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, th…
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On The Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, UFC released a new “Free Fight” that fans will be thankful for.
Featured above is the complete first fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the five-round showdown for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship that served as the main event for the UFC 187 pay-per-view.
D.C. and Rumble will fight in the rematch, once again a pay-per-view headliner with the 205-pound title on the line, when UFC 206 touches down at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, December 10th.
Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on 12/10 for live round-by-round results coverage of the UFC 206 pay-per-view.
