Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-08, disappointing fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson 2: it gets two stars.The former Strikeforce Hw and current Ufc light-Hw champion Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-1-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world. ‘DC’ suffered his only loss against #1 Jon Jones in 2015 (=Jones vs Cormier), after this bout he won the vacant Ufc belt with Anthony Johnson in their first fight (=Johnson vs Cormier), he defended it once against Alexander Gustafsson (via split decision, Cormier vs Gustafsson) and he beat Anderson Silva (=Cormier vs Silva).
His opponent, Anthony Johnson, has an official record of 22-5-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. After losing to Cormier in their first fight ‘Rumble’ Johnson has won over Jimi Manuwa (=Johnson vs Manuwa), Ryan Bader (=Johnson vs Bader) and Glover Teixeira (=Johnson vs Teixeira). Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson 2, main event of UFC 210, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (Cormier’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2
Date: 2017-04-08
Where: KeyBank Center, New York, USA
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
Title: UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
UFC 210 fight card (main fights):
Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson 2
Chris Weidman vs Gegard Mousasi
Patrick Cote vs Thiago Alves
Will Brooks vs Charles Oliveira
Kamaru Usman vs Sean Strickland
Magomed Bibulatov vs Jenel Lausa
Cormier’s previous fight: Daniel Cormier vs Anderson Silva
Johnson’s previous fight: Anthony Johnson vs Glover Teixeira
Cormier’s next fight: Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2
Johnson’s next fight: Anthony Johnson vs Jose Augusto Azevedo Barros
Cormier vs Johnson 2 Fight Video:
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yeah I agree. I know he is a wrestler but still he doesn’t understand that his stand up is his advantage in this fight its rather sad…After this I dont think I want to see these two fight again because he obviously didnt learn anything from the first fight.