Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a professional record of 20-5-0 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He fought three times last year beating Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Johnson) and Jimi Manuwa (=Johnson vs Manuwa) but between these two fights he lost to Daniel Cormier (=Johnson vs Cormier).
His opponent, the Tuf 8 light-Hw tournament winner Ryan Bader, has an official mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Bader), since then he has won five consecutive bouts defeating Rashad Evans in his last one (=Evans vs Bader). ‘Rumble’ Johnson vs Bader is the main event of the UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 04, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 04: (Mon-Sun) from January 25, 2016 to January 31, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Renan St Juste vs Francis Lafreniere Boxing Knockout of the Week: Ramon Alvarez vs James Winchester Mma Fight … Read more