{"id":232692,"date":"2017-04-09T11:48:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T18:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=232692"},"modified":"2017-04-09T11:48:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T18:48:16","slug":"rumble-johnson-shuts-talk-nfl-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-johnson\/rumble-johnson-shuts-talk-nfl-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Johnson shuts down talk of NFL career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the main event of UFC 210, brick-fisted light heavyweight star Anthony Johnson <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/pros-react-to-daniel-cormiers-ufc-210-victory-and-anthony-johnsons-retirement\/\">came up short<\/a> for a second time to reigning light heavyweight champ <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-daniel-cormiers-ufc-210-post-fight-interview\/\">Daniel Cormier<\/a>, succumbing to a second-round rear-naked choke. Shortly after this disappointing loss, the two-time light heavyweight title challenger known as &#8220;Rumble&#8221; surprised by <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-anthony-johnson-retires-following-ufc-210-loss-to-daniel-cormier\/\">announcing that he would be retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his post-fight interview with colour commentator Joe Rogan, Rumble explained his decision to retire, suggesting that he&#8217;d found another job, not related to MMA. Shortly thereafter, MMA&#8217;s discerning fans noticed that Rumble&#8217;s Twitter bio included the hashtags #Rams and #LARams, which led to immediate speculation that he might be making a jump to the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>During his UFC 210 post-fight press conference, however, Rumble quickly shut these rumors down.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;No, I am not about to play football for the Rams,\u201d Rumble said (via<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2017\/4\/9\/15234596\/rumble-johnson-vaguely-explains-stunning-ufc-retirement-its-just-business\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>). \u201cBecause everybody\u2019s hitting me up and saying some crazy stuff about [howI\u2019m about to play for the Rams. Why would I go into another sport that\u2019s the same thing as this, and you take all this impact and stuff? That\u2019s absolutely insane.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rumble then divulged a bit more information \u2013 but not enough to deduce what exactly he&#8217;ll be doing to pay the bills from here on out.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s just business,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to do something besides going to the gym everyday punching and kicking and rolling around with another dude. That sh*t gets old. I\u2019ve been doing this for so long, I\u2019ve been in sports since I was 8, it\u2019s just time to move on to something different. I won\u2019t say better, but just different.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Were you surprised when Anthony Johnson retired after his UFC 210 loss? What do you think his new job is? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 4\/9\/2017.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in the main event of UFC 210, brick-fisted light heavyweight star Anthony Johnson came up short for a second time to reigning light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, succumbing to a second-round rear-naked choke. 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