Anthony Johnson not worried about Jon Jones stealing title shot: ‘He can sit back and wait’

LAS VEGAS — Anthony Johnson punched his ticket to a title shot on Saturday when he knocked out Glover Teixeira in just 13 seconds at UFC 202. The performance put an exclamation mark on Johnson’s ferocious three-fight run of knockout wins and solidified “Rumble” as the unquestioned No. 1 contender in the UFC light heavyweight division.

As it stands, the only thing that could potentially derail Johnson’s momentum is if disgraced former UFC champion Jon Jones emerges from his failed USADA test unscathed and steals away the title shot against Daniel Cormier, however Johnson isn’t worried about that happening.

“Not at all,” Johnson said at UFC 202’s post-fight press conference. “Daniel is beyond that. I’m beyond it. Daniel wants to fight me and I want to fight him. As far as Jon, he can sit back and wait. That’s just what it is right now. That’s nothing against him, but that’s just what’s going to happen.”

Johnson, 32, has looked nigh unstoppable since his May 2015 loss to Cormier, and UFC 202 was only further proof of that, as “Rumble” became the first man since 2002 to finish the hard-hitting Teixeira with strikes.

Johnson has now won all three fights since his defeat at the hands of Cormier, finishing each win by knockout in a combined 7:07. …

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