{"id":209787,"date":"2016-11-10T07:27:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T15:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=209787"},"modified":"2016-11-10T07:27:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T15:27:35","slug":"michael-johnson-looking-play-spoiler-khabib-nurmagomedovs-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/michael-johnson-looking-play-spoiler-khabib-nurmagomedovs-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Johnson looking to play spoiler to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

With just days to go until UFC 205, the UFC’s historical inaugural event in New York<\/a>, which will be hosted at the Madison Square Garden, the anticipation among fans for the card is at an all-time high.<\/p>\n

While the card will play host to three title fights, fans have continued to talk about the preliminary card fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Michael Johnson<\/a>, where Nurmagomedov could potentially continue his unbeaten streak and secure himself a lightweight title shot. On the other hand, for Johnson, the fight very well could aid him in cracking the lightweight top 5 should he beat the #2 ranked Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n

\"Khabib<\/a><\/p>\n

Ahead of the fight, Johnson spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a> to discuss the fight, and his thoughts on being the underdog going into the fight:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like that\u2019s the trend \u2013 it seems like no matter what I do, people are going to pick the other guy or overlook me,\u201d Johnson told MMAjunkie today at a media day at Madison Square Garden. \u201cI\u2019ve come to terms with it now. I\u2019m fine with it. It\u2019s been like that my whole career, and I hope it continues that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to (expletive) up everyone\u2019s plans \u2013 I\u2019ll tell you that right now,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll throw a huge wrench in it. Me beating him puts me at the top of the list. I have a win over (Tony) Ferguson. I have a win over Edson (Barboza). It puts me at the top of the list to be next in line for that title shot, and if not, then I\u2019ll continue to train and I\u2019ll continue to fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Johnson went on to point out while Nurmagomedov is 24-0 in his professional career, and has a 7-0 record inside the Octagon with a win over former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, he also was sidelined for two years as he dealt with injuries, only returning to the Octagon back in April where he defeated Darrel Horcher via TKO.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Nurmagomedov<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWho\u2019d he beat to fight for the title?\u201d Johnson asked. \u201cEverybody says this guy should fight for the title, he\u2019s undefeated, he\u2019s done that \u2026 he\u2019s fought, what? Seven times in the UFC \u2013 he\u2019s beaten one good person, and that\u2019s (Rafael) dos Anjos. Everyone else has been trash, really. I think he\u2019s getting too much credit and he doesn\u2019t deserve it. He needs to beat better guys and be more active, and then he might get his title shot. But after Saturday, he\u2019s going to be far away from one.<\/p>\n

\u201cDos Anjos was a big test, but I don\u2019t dos Anjos was as good as he is now when he fought him. But I think I\u2019m his biggest test to date and his biggest competition for sure.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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