It may be a while before Anthony Johnson returns from a knee injury that forced the cancellation of his much-anticipated war against John Howard on Mar. 21. Johnson and Howard were talking a lot of trash before “Rumble” had to bail with a torn meniscus in his left knee. As much as he dislikes Howard, [...]
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Props:Las Vegas Sun Quoteworthy: “I’m gonna crush him. I’m gonna push the tempo like he’s never had the tempo pushed against him. I watched him fight Fedor Emelianenko. I watched how afraid he was to stand with him. Let’s see if he wants to stand with me. I’m not afraid of him. To me he’s more of [...] “I like to beat (on people). Many people ask me when I will submit an adversary in UFC because I train with a bunch of Brazilian black belt fighters but my goal is another. I can even use my ground game to get a better position but I always prepare myself to throw hits. This [...] Props:MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “We thought that [a win over Akiyama] would give me a shortcut to the top. This is one where I can really show myself to a lot of new fans, and show people that think I’m the top contender that I really am. I’ll throw straight, crisp, technical strikes, and he’s kind of wide. I’m [...] Props:Wisconsin Combat Sports Quoteworthy: “There are a lot of guys that have lost to Anderson Silva. It pretty much leaves Demian Maia and Nate Marquardt.I think that if I win this fight in a dominating fashion, I deserve a fight for the top contender spot. The UFC has faith that I’m going to bring it.Every one of [...] |
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