Daniel Cormier: ‘Rumble’ Johnson, Not Jon Jones, Next for 205-Pound Title Shot

After Saturday night, it’s hard to deny Anthony Johnson a second chance at UFC gold. In a battle of light heavyweight contenders, “Rumble” confirmed his reputation as arguably the scariest man in the division by knocking out Glover Teixeira with an uppercut 13 seconds into their co-headlining encounter at UFC 202. “I told my coach this morning if I was gonna knock out Glover it was going to be by uppercut, and it worked out perfectly,” Johnson said during an interview on Fox Sports 1. “My fighting style and his fighting style, I just knew that the speed and power would be there for me and that he would make a mistake. And he did.” That makes three straight knockout victories for Johnson since he fell to current light heavyweight king Daniel Cormier for the vacant belt at UFC 187 last year. Even Cormier admits that the Blackzilians standout has earned a rematch. “I thought Rumble would win; I thought he would knock him out. I didn’t think it would be that fast, but that’s what …

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