{"id":162923,"date":"2015-08-26T13:17:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T20:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=162923"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:12:19","slug":"johnson-im-going-to-take-nate-diazs-dignity-in-our-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/johnson-im-going-to-take-nate-diazs-dignity-in-our-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson: &#8216;I&#8217;m going to take Nate Diaz&#8217;s Dignity In Our Fight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Michael-Johnson-wins.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-130567\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Michael-Johnson-wins.png\" alt=\"Michael Johnson wins\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Michael-Johnson-wins.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Michael-Johnson-wins-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Michael-Johnson-wins-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Michael-Johnson-wins-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The UFC announced what is now a highly anticipated lightweight fight between Nate Diaz and Michael Johnson on Monday and it looks like Johnson is already looking to start the pre-fight antics.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/08\/ufc-on-fox-17s-michael-johnson-im-going-to-take-nate-diazs-dignity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>, Johnson said that he fully plans on taking Diaz&#8217;s dignity away from him when they step inside the octagon.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an interesting statement, not really one you hear too often.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out!<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Regardless of his ranking, Nate is still one of the best lightweights in the world. I\u2019m not going to take that away from him \u2013 I\u2019m just going to take his dignity away from him once we get in the cage.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Diaz are scheduled to fight at UFC on FOX 17, which will take place on Dec. 19 at Orlando\u2019s Amway Center.<\/p>\n<p>Sound off in the comments with your fight predictions!<br \/>\n<strong>The Best Training Room You&#8217;ll Probably Ever See &#8212; D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For UFC Greatness<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;J5c3UxdzpDWlYbuxxRyJVVXCUwnYxE3R&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC announced what is now a highly anticipated lightweight fight between Nate Diaz and Michael Johnson on Monday and it looks like Johnson is already looking to start the pre-fight antics. 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