{"id":193061,"date":"2016-04-30T09:34:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T16:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=193061"},"modified":"2016-04-30T09:34:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T16:34:51","slug":"lavar-johnson-sentenced-to-5-years-for-horrific-assault-on-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/lavar-johnson\/lavar-johnson-sentenced-to-5-years-for-horrific-assault-on-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavar Johnson sentenced to 5 years for horrific assault on girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC fighter Lavar Johnson made headlines several months ago when it was revealed that he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-vet-lavar-johnson-in-jail-after-brutal-alleged-assault-on-girlfriend\/\">brutally assaulted his girlfriend.<\/a>  Johnson allegedly slammed the woman&#8217;s head into the wall and ground before landing a barrage of knees and fists.<\/p>\n<p>During a court appearance in Fresno County, Johnson admitted to the incident, and despite friends testifying on Johnson&#8217;s behalf, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison according to <a href=\"http:\/\/abc30.com\/news\/madera-mma-fighter-sentenced-in-domestic-abuse-case\/1315986\/\" target=\"_blank\">ABC30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Glenda Allen-Hill explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;It does appear there were times when Mr. Johnson could have stopped this offense,&#8221; Judge Glenda Allen-Hill told the court. &#8220;That he could have not inflicted the amount of damage that he inflicted on his victim, but he did not.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s last MMA fight was under the Bellator MMA banner in 2014 when he lost via submission to Cheick Kongo.  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