All Entries Tagged With: "Anthony Johnson"
UFC Fight Night 24 Preview and Predictions
Fresh off Jon Jones’ impressive performance to win the UFC light heavyweight championship at last weekend’s UFC 128, the organization makes its’ debut in Seattle for UFC Fight Night 24. The main event features Phil Davis, who some say has the skills to eventually challenge Jones, as he takes on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Leonard Garcia vs. [...]
Anthony Johnson’s Days as a Welterweight Need To End
According to Steve Cofield at cagewriter, some reports indicate that UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson collapsed just prior to the weigh ins for UFC 106. This comes after a horrendous and dangerous attempt at cutting weight for his contest with Yoshihiro Yoshida at UFC 104. Reports prior to that weigh-in said that Johnson was being carried [...]
UFC 106 Recap and Thoughts
UFC 106 was a card that was plagued by injuries and cancellations, but it turned out to be one of the more entertaining events of the year.
The pay-per-view began with a fight between Amir Sadollah and Phil Baroni. Baroni had his moments in the first round, but characteristically gassed in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. He [...]
Bonuses and Awards for UFC 106
Here are the bonuses for UFC 106, as announced in the post-fight press conference:
Knockout of the Night- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira- $70,000
Submission of the Night- Josh Koscheck- $70,000
Fight of the Night- Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson- $70,000 to each fighter
Pretty productive night for Koscheck. In addition to his show and win money, he’ll also back an [...]
UFC 106 Preview and Predictions-Main Card
Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah: Baroni will be making his return to the UFC after a four and a half year absence. He left the UFC after losing four consecutive fights to Matt Lindland, Evan Tanner (twice) and Pete Sell. Since leaving the UFC, Baroni has gone 8-6 in organizations such as PRIDE, Elite XC [...]
Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson To Co-Headline UFC 106
With Brock Lesnar dropping out of UFC 106 due to illness, Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin was elevated to main event status. However, the search was on to find a co-main event to replace that fight. This evening, UFC weltwerweight Josh Koscheck announced via Twitter that he had been signed to fight as a participant [...]
UFC 104 Preview and Predictions-Main Card
Spencer Fisher vs. Joe Stevenson: Stevenson was once the #1 contender for the lightweight title. After getting his title shot against the champion B.J. Penn and losing in convincing fashion, Stevenson went on a slide. He defeated Gleison Tibau in his next contest, but then lost to Kenny Florian in the first round and followed [...]
