{"id":204492,"date":"2016-09-17T22:05:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T05:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=204492"},"modified":"2016-09-17T22:11:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T05:11:54","slug":"former-ufc-lightweight-champ-anthony-pettis-calls-michael-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-pettis\/former-ufc-lightweight-champ-anthony-pettis-calls-michael-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis calls out Michael Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael &#8220;The Menace&#8221; Johnson scored a brutal first-round knockout victory over Dustin Poirier in the main event of tonight&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 94 event in Hidalgo, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was able to slip a Poirier combination and then catch &#8220;The Diamond&#8221; with a big counter right hand, followed by a straight left, which sent Dustin crashing to the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson quickly followed up on Poirier with some viscous ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and stop the bout. <\/p>\n<p>In his post-fight interview, &#8220;The Menace&#8221; stated his desire to fight on November&#8217;s historic UFC 205 fight card in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following Johnson&#8217;s big win and post-fight interview, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis took to Twitter where he announced that he would be willing to return to 155-pounds to fight &#8220;The Menace&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> I&#39;ll take <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FollowTheMenace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FollowTheMenace<\/a> Or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josealdojunior?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@josealdojunior<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Showtimepettis\/status\/777367523834601473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Showtime&#8221; recently made his featherweight debut, this after suffering three straight losses at 155-pounds, where he submitted Charles Oliveira in the co-main event of UFC on FOX in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Michael Johnson was made aware of Pettis&#8217; callout during a post-fight interview with FOX Sports, this is what &#8220;The Menace&#8221; has to say on a potential fight with Anthony:<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n&#8220;If Anthony Pettis wants to fight 55. He dropped to 45 didn&#8217;t he? I&#8217;m pretty sure I called him out a long time ago and he went to 45. But if he wants to fight, then Anthony I&#8217;m your man. I&#8217;m all for it. He&#8217;s a great ex-champ and a great guy. I would love to fight him.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nWho would you prefer to see Anthony Pettis fight in his next bout, Michael Johnson at lightweight or current UFC interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo at 145-pounds? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael &#8220;The Menace&#8221; Johnson scored a brutal first-round knockout victory over Dustin Poirier in the main event of tonight&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 94 event in Hidalgo, Texas. 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