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UFC 104 Review: What's Next For Anthony Johnson?

It's definitely not a move up to the UFC middleweight division according to Johnson's manager Ken Pavia.  He spoke with MMAJunkie after Johnson destroyed Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 104 and declared it as an isolated incident.  Johnson gave further explanation:

"I had an injury," said Johnson, who now joins the likes of Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves and Mike Swick as the division's top contenders. "It really held me back a bit from doing what I needed to do (to cut weight), and I got out of shape. But that's nobody's fault but my own."

It was a knee injury if I recall correctly, but as he said it's nobody's fault but his own.  I had thoughts of Johnson moving up to the middleweight division after seeing him dwarf Yoshiyuki Yoshida and missing weight by 5 pounds(he could have weighed in at 171).  However, after re-thinking it, IF he can consistently make weight at 170 then he would add huge intrigue to that division.  He has the size, KO power, and enough wrestling ability to potentially give the top guys problems.  However, he's only 25 years of age, and I can't imagine him staying at welterweight too long as his body naturally matures.  So he'll eventually have to move up to middleweight in my opinion.  With the KO of Yoshida, what's next for Johnson?  Should it be someone along the lines of Josh Koscheck?

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Paul Daley?

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Oct 26, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Daley is scheduled to fight Carlos Condit at UFC 108

by Erich Vowell on Oct 26, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ahh, that would be interesting though – a fight where Johnson would probably have to use his wrestling skills.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Oct 26, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hopefully not 220 pounds

by Erich Vowell on Oct 26, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions  

lol...word

I’d like to see him take on the winner of Hardy/Swick….or Koscheck…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 26, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

when he beats either hardy, swick or koscheck i think he deserves a shot at gsp

i think he will win too. 6 foot 2 inch anthony rumble johnson should be able to take out gsp. i guarantee gsp would let him get away with 5 or 6 pounds more though. lol!

by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 26, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I got a write up coming guys….I haven’t been back to my desk all day but you know I have to chime in on the Shogun/Machida fight…oh yeah…Johnson/Daley would be dope

by Charles Walker on Oct 26, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Bring that shit then homie!

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by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 26, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

they’ve been protecting this cat for a while. now its time to throw him to the wolves. give him brock larson, condit..and we will see how his sub defense is. we all know he has no cardio but ho is his bjj defense and heart?

by valtheguy on Oct 26, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Yo

I love me some Brock Larson and Condit…but I think Johnson could possibly beat them. I don’t think either could survive that guys power…and I’m not sure they would be able to get him to the ground…unless they made it to the later rounds…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 26, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

I say koscheck or swick, but I doubt they want this, they prefer senior citizens

by The Bronzeville Bully on Oct 26, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions  

What's Next For Anthony Johnson?

a diet

"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb

by RearNakedPoke on Oct 27, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions  

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