Mavens lose their minds after Anthony Johnson virtually loses his Bellator debut
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 19: Mixed martial artist Anthony Johnson salutes as he poses on the scale at some stage in his weigh-in for UFC 202 at MGM Gargantuan Conference Center on August 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson will meet Glover Teixeira in a gradual-weight heavyweight bout on August 20, 2016, at T-Cell Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Photography)
Anthony Johnson had the MMA community going crazy after his approach-from-within the support of knockout exhaust over Jose Augusto at Bellator 258.
In a fight that he changed into as soon as losing after the outlet round, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson rallied at Bellator 258 to knockout Jose Augusto in Round 2.
The extinct UFC light heavyweight title challenger made his return to MMA after four years faraway from the competition. Johnson retired after losing at UFC 210 to then light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in a title rematch. Johnson left the UFC with 5 sub-minute knockout victories at some stage in his time with the promotion.
No subject the prolonged layoff from the octagon, Johnson appeared in gigantic shape against a rapid-stare substitute in Augusto. Johnson is diagnosed at some stage within the MMA community for his repeat-stopping knockouts at some stage in his time within the UFC, and his combating colleagues expressed their pleasure after his debut exhaust.
Right here’s how MMA execs from at some stage within the enviornment reacted to Anthony Johnson’s Bellator debut on Twitter
Augusto is Game!!!!
— Kaiboi Kamaka (@kaiboikamaka) Would possibly simply 8, 2021
Doesn’t subject who he fights, I constantly rating pumped to see Rumble Johnson compete.
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) Would possibly simply 8, 2021
Then rumble delivers the fight ending bomb!!!
— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden) Would possibly simply 8, 2021
After securing the knockout exhaust over Jose Augusto, Anthony Johnson has chanced on himself with yet one other championship opportunity
Johnson changed into as soon as initially scheduled to face extinct UFC middleweight Yoel Romero at Bellator 258, nonetheless Romero needed to pull out as a result of failing a pre-fight medical screening. With the exhaust over Augusto, Johnson will now battle defending Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov within the semifinals of the light heavyweight immense prix.
In the assorted semifinals match, Ryan Bader will exhaust on Corey Anderson in a battle of extinct UFC light heavyweight standouts.
The 37-year-worn Johnson is one amongst the most loved athletes in UFC history, as a result of his aggressive combating vogue mixed with his oft-pleasant personality. Followers around MMA were dissatisfied when Johnson introduced his retirement in 2017, nonetheless those identical fans will beget the chance to evaluate him compete for a championship as soon as over again.