Anthony Johnson Injured, Out Of 'UFC On Versus' Fight
February 14, 2010 Originally posted on Fightline.com
Anthony Johnson Injured, Out Of 'UFC On Versus' Fight
MMAFighting.com is reporting that Anthony Johnson's manager, Ken Pavia, has confirmed that "Rumble" has had to pull out of his fight with John Howard due to an undisclosed knee injury. Their fight was to take place at the UFC on Versus show on March 21.
John Howard holds three wins in three fights in the Octagon and has a 13-4 record in professional MMA competition. His last fight saw "Doomsday" defeat Dennis Hallman by TKO (punches).
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson has earned five wins in eight Octagon appearances. He avenged a controversial loss to Kevin Burns and went on a three fight win streak until being submitted by Josh Koscheck in his last fight at UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2.
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Haitian-Canadian David Loiseau talks MFL, Haiti and the road back
January 25, 2010 Originally posted on MMAscrapsradio.com
Haitian-Canadian David Loiseau talks MFL, Haiti and the road back
The devastating earthquake that shook Haiti last week has reached someone on every corner of the globe. Though he’s based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, middle weight fighter David “The Crow” Loiseau was shaken when he heard of the earthquake that hit there last week. Part Haitian, Loiseau still had family on the island country and was anxious to hear news of their well being.
“I have family there, and friends there,” said Loiseau. “So my life has been on pause since last Tuesday. Even though my immediate family is healthy and they are alive; there’s a hundred thousand dead bodies there it’s not going to be safe for the next few months. People are hungry, people are thirsty, it’s not a peaceful place to be.”
Though the country he holds so dear has been ravaged by devastation, “The Crow” wants to be an inspiration to fellow Haitians and help them realize that there is something to fight for. Though aid is slowly funneling in, Haitians can take it upon themselves to start the process of rebuilding by helping fellow citizens and fighting to keep the peace while so much havoc is engulfing the tiny island.
As a means to help Haiti, Loiseau has offered to take a “big” fight and donate all the proceeds to help the victims in Haiti.
“I would be willing to fight on a big show and donate every single penny from my sponsors to my fight purse, everything,” said Loiseau. “To inspire people, especially the people of Haiti to fight their fight and to know the MMA community is behind them.”
Taking that fighting attitude, Loiseau heads into his first fight in nearly a year on February 27th in Montreal. His last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Ed Herman at UFC 97 last April. Coming off that loss, “The Crow” has reevaluated his strengths and realized that going into this fight, he needs to focus more on his ground game and get stronger in that aspect.
To prepare himself for his return after 10 months away, Loiseau is working with Firas Zihabi and Bruno Fernandez. Though he’s just learned who his opponent is, he is more than prepared to fight on the 27th of February.
“With the caliber of people I train with, I’m ready for anybody,” stated Loiseau. “I just need to make some adjustments.”
To help with the crisis in Haiti go to www.RedCross.org or text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10* to the Red Cross.
*The $10 is charged to your mobile bill and will be reflected on your next monthly statement.
Listen to the archive of MMA Scraps Radio with David Loiseau, Ryan Bader, and CB Dolloway.
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DaMarques Johnson and Chris Lytle Interview on MMA Scraps Radio
Originally posted on MMAscrapsRadio.com
January 10, 2010
DaMarques Johnson and Chris Lytle joined Pat and Travis of MMAScraps as they talked about past fights and future fights. Travis also announced a new partnership with MMA Jacked. Also a coupon code for 15% off any Performance MMA purchase was given during the show, so tune in!
Listen to the interview at http://www.mmascrapsradio.com/2010/01/damarques-johnson-and-chris-lytle-join.html
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DREAM welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis signs multi-fight deal with Strikeforce
November 2, 2009 Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com
DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis may soon be fighting in the U.S. as "The Whitemare" has signed a multi-fight agreement with Strikeforce.
Promotion officials announced the intriguing addition to the Strikeforce roster on Saturday afternoon.
While Strikeforce and DREAM have forged an official partnership in an effort to cross-promote, Strikeforce Director of Communications Mike Afromowitz told MMAjunkie.com that Zaromskis' contract will operate independently of that deal.
DREAM 12 Analysis: Popularity on the Rise for Alistair Overeem, Marius Zaromskis
October 28, 2009 Originally posted on BloodyElbow.com
Yesterday, I focused on the memorable comeback win by Eddie Alvarez over Katsunori Kikuno after surviving a deep standing crucifix at DREAM 12. While the battle between the two lightweight champions was easily one of the better bouts on the card, the event also featured a number of talents in the Japanese mixed martial arts scene that we'll likely be seeing in the North American scene very soon.
In the headlining bout, Alistair "Megareem" Overeem, as I like to moniker him, easily steamrolled the "Mega Punk" James Thompson as he caught him in a standing guillotine choke, the same choke that he defeated Tony Sylvester with at Ultimate Glory on October 17th. While Overeem's opponent quality is on the low end of the spectrum in his more recent mixed martial arts contests, it's apparent that these bouts are serving as a means to pushing Overeem's image to the Japanese fans as well as giving him easy paychecks for his increased popularity and drawing power.
Many fans continue to complain about Overeem's inability to defend his Strikeforce heavyweight championship stateside, but as Michael David Smith so obviously pointed out -- Overeem's recent forays in the MMA ring are simply tune-up bouts for the K-1 World Grand Prix. Any MMA fan who follows the sport and understands the differences between K-1 and MMA can easily solve the puzzle and come to the same conclusion that MDS talks about in his article, but surprisingly enough... there was enough outcry over the Strikeforce heavyweight belt that the article actually needed to be written.
Overeem is scheduled to battle Ewerton Teixiera in the opening bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix Final on December 5th, and if he manages to make it to the World Grand Prix Final and win -- he'll be one of the most sought after fighters in Japan. Strikeforce may need to head to Japan in order to reap the benefits of Overeem's popularity.
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Deserves Stiffer Competition
October 28, 2009 Originally posted on InsideFights.com
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is an enormous welterweight, and that seemed to cause him problems on the day of the weigh-ins for UFC 104. The scales jumped past the ideal 170 pound weight up to 176, but his fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida stayed on tap for the main card.
Johnson explained after the fight in an interview on UFC.com that an injury before his scheduled fight with Matt Brown fight let his weight get into heavyweight range, as he claimed to bulk up to 220 pounds.
For the record, Johnson has really only really had problems making weight once before, missing the weight limit before his bout with Rich Clementi. He claims that he could have cut the rest of the weight if he received a little extra time.
However, the fight went on Saturday night, as the man nicknamed “Rumble” absolutely rolled through Yoshida, who has been brutally knocked out in two consecutive fights. Unfortunately for Johnson, his weight problems prevented a $60,000 Knockout of the Night bonus from coming his way.
That being said, one thing that is undeniable is the fact that this guy is for real. After his loss to Kevin Burns at UFN 14, which was showered in controversy, Johnson has gone on to win his next three fights quite convincingly.
October 28, 2009 Originally posted on InsideFights.com
After his first round technical knockout victory over Luigi Fiorivantti, Anthony Johnson took some question’s from announced Joe Rogan. In the post fight interview, one would have a hard time believing the disappointed Johnson had actually one the fight.
“The reason I was disappointed in myself with the Luigi fight is that I was just chasing him around the octagon too much, you know,” explained Johnson. “I’m trained to fight, not chase people around. So that’s why I was saying I was disappointed. I just felt like couldn’t do what I wanted to do.”
Not only was he disappointed that he could not follow his plan, “Rumble”, a fan favorite for his exhilarating fights, was also unhappy that he “couldn’t give the fans what they wanted”.
This weekend at UFC 104, Johnson has an opportunity to entertain the fans and continue his roll through the UFC welterweight division.
Johnson’s match up at UFC 104 is Yoshiyuki Yoshida, who was put out cold by Josh Koscheck in his last performance. Yoshida walks into the cage against a true knockout artist in Johnson, who is an enormous and powerful welterweight always looking for the knockout.
“Like always man, I expect my performance to be the best that it can be and go out there and do my best, and, you know, always give something good for the fans,” states Johnson. “Of course I plan on winning, but I’ll take a win anyway I can. But everybody know I’m gonna shoot for the knockout.”
While Yoshida has only been knocked out one time in his career, Johnson certainly holds as much power in his punches as Koscheck can claim. However, Johnson thinks if he is to knockout Yoshida, it will be even more vicious than Koscheck’s.
Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson slotted for UFC 106 co-main event
October 28, 2009 Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com
With the loss of its UFC 106 main event between UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Shane Carwin earlier this week, the UFC has bolstered the Nov. 21 card with a welterweight bout between contenders Josh Koscheck (13-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) and Anthony Johnson (8-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC).
Koscheck posted on Twitter late Tuesday that he would appear on the card, and a source close to the event told MMAjunkie.com overnight that Johnson will serve as his opponent.
The UFC, though, has yet to officially announced the fight, which serves as the night's co-main event.
UFC 104's Anthony Johnson: "As soon as I didn't make weight, my life changed"
October 28, 2009 Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com
UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson should have left Los Angeles $60,000 richer.
After earning a devastating 43-second TKO win over Yoshiyuki Yoshida on the main card of this past Saturday's UFC 104 event in Los Angeles, Johnson appeared to be a lock for the evening's "Knockout of the Night" award and a $60,000 bonus.
But Johnson missed weight the day before, and UFC president Dana White declared "Rumble" ineligible for the award. Johnson said the penalty was a life-changing moment.
"It sucked, but in a way it didn't suck because I deserved to be punished for not making weight," Johnson recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "It's nobody's fault but mine for not making weight. So I accepted the punishment of not getting $60,000, but trust me, my feelings were hurt."
Matt Horwich edges fellow UFC vet Jason Lambert at debut Aggression MMA event
October 26, 2009 Originally posted on MMAjunkie
Two former UFC fighters desperately needed a win but only one got it when Matt Horwich topped Jason Lambert via split decision over the weekend.
The middleweight bout headlined Aggression MMA's debut show, which took place Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Edmonton EXPO Centre (previously the Northlands AgriCom) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Notable light heavyweight Cyrille "Snake" Diabate and World Victory Road/KOTC veteran Nick Denis also picked up wins.
MMAjunkie.com Radio: UFC 104 winners Joe Stevenson, Anthony Johnson, Ryan Bader
October 26, 2009 Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com
MMAjunkie.com kicks off another week of programming with three of the biggest winners from this past week's UFC 104 event.
Joining the show are Joe Stevenson, who re-entered the UFC's lightweight title picture with an impressive knockout of Spencer Fisher; Anthony Johnson, who overcame weight-cutting problems to quickly dispose of Yoshiyuki Yoshida; and Ryan Bader, the "TUF 8" champion who moved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision win over Eric Schafer.
MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and watch the show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.
Despite weighty problems, UFC 104 victor Anythony Johnson not moving to middleweight
October 26, 2009 Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com
LOS ANGELES – The lone bright spot of Anthony Johnson's otherwise disastrous weekend was about as good as it gets: an impressive, dominating victory over a quality opponent that clearly puts him in the welterweight's title picture.
However a rough weight cut cost Johnson part of his purse, a $60,000 Knockout of the Night bonus, and the respect of many fans.
But don't expect the massive welterweight to move up to 185 pounds anytime soon.
Johnson destroys Yoshida, any chance he gets KO of the Night?
October 26, 2009 Originally posted on YahooSports.com
Can anyone say Thiago Alves? Anthony Johnson's fight against Yoshiyuki Yoshida was eerily similar to Alves win over Matt Hughes at UFC 85. Alves missed weight by four pounds and then ran roughshod over Hughes. Johnson missed in Los Angeles by an unreal six pounds at 176 and then scored a 41 second knockout of Yoshida to open the pay-per-view portion of UFC 104.
In the end, the size probably didn't make that much of a difference but it's a matter of principle. Clearly, Johnson should be leader in the clubhouse for a huge Knockoiut of the Night bonus, but does the UFC want to reward a guy who missed weight so badly? The bonuses will probably be good for at least $60,000.
"I'm sorry to the UFC. I'm sorry to the fans," Johnson told the crowd at Staples Center. "I tried to make weight. The reason I got so heavy was knee injury I suffered training for Matt Brown."
Rumors had it that Johnson started camp at 220 pounds. On Friday morning, he still weighed 180 and was then seen being carried back to the fighter hotel by his manager Ken Pavia just a 80 minutes before the weigh-in.
The 25-year-old Johnson (9-2, 5-2 UFC) has picked up five wins in the UFC, all by pretty devastating knockouts. Believe it or not, the 41 second KO is only the second fastest of Johnson's career. He beat Chad Reiner in 13 seconds. He also took out Tommy Speer in 51 seconds.
Cagewriter hosts the only UFC 104 postfight show from Staples Center starting at 1:30 a.m. ET. Listen here.
