{"id":327703,"date":"2019-10-08T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T19:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=327703"},"modified":"2019-10-08T12:54:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T19:54:00","slug":"anthony-johnson-shares-timeframe-from-ufc-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-johnson-shares-timeframe-from-ufc-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Johnson shares timeframe from UFC return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson recently announced his intention to end his retirement and return to the Octagon \u2014 as a heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at media day hosted by management outfit Dominance MMA on Tuesday, Johnson shared a rough timeframe for his return to the cage. He says he&#8217;s hoping to fight around April of the coming year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Johnson says at a Dominance MMA media day that he\u2019s targeting a UFC return in April.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marc_raimondi\/status\/1181651789889728512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anthony Johnson says at a Dominance MMA media day that he\u2019s targeting a UFC return in April,&#8221; Reported ESPN journalist Marc Raimondi on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marc_raimondi\/status\/1181651789889728512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also touched on his motivation to return. He credits reigning champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Daniel Cormier with inspiring him to return to the cage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Johnson: I\u2019m back because I want to be back. DC and Stipe got me motivated I give them the credit for making me want to come back.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/1181651247733985280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m back because I want to be back,&#8221; he said (via ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto). &#8220;DC and Stipe got me motivated I give them the credit for making me want to come back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson debuted in the UFC as a welterweight. 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