Anthony Johnson: Destroyer of worlds, DEFIER OF LOGIC!
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight No. 1 contender, who scored a devastating first-round knockout over Alexander Gustafsson in the UFC on FOX 14 main event, has promotion president Dana White baffled over the shocking turn of events.
That's according to White's comments on The Jim Rome show (via MMA Fighting).
"It's crazy. If you look at Anthony Johnson, Anthony Johnson started at 170 pounds, right? And this isn't like boxing where if you move up a weight class, it's three pounds. You move up a weight class here, it's 15 pounds. So he goes from 170 to 185. It's not like he was a world-beater at 170 or a world-beater at 185. If you know anything about fighting, every time you move up, you lose a little bit of knockout power. It's been the exact opposite for this guy. Him beating Alexander Gustafsson the way he did makes no sense whatsoever. This is a guy (Gustafsson) who went five hard rounds with Jon Jones. Many people believe he won that fight, and many people believe Jones won the fight. For [Johnson] to come out and knock out the guys in the 205-pound division that he is, it's unbelievable and I am very excited for the fight with him and Jon Jones."
Get bigger and stronger, become weaker. Right. Got it.
With his third straight win over a light heavyweight contender, Johnson will move on to challenge Jon Jones for the 205-pound strap, likely at the UFC 187 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event over Memorial Day Weekend (more on that here).
And if defeating "The Mauler" is "crazy," then what does that make beating Jones?