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Anthony Johnson returned to action for the fist time in over fours years at last night’s Bellator 258 event for a light heavyweight bout with Jose Augusto.<\/p>\n

Johnson (23-6 MMA) was originally scheduled to fight Yoel Romero at Friday’s event in Uncasville, but ‘The Soldier of God’ failed his medicals and was unable to compete.<\/p>\n

Replacing Romero on short-notice was Jose Augusto, a Brazilian fighter training out of the Pitbull Brothers gym.<\/p>\n

Prior to the matchup, Anthony Johnson suggested that Augusto posed more threats when compared to his previously slated opponent in Romero.<\/p>\n

\"Anthony
Image Credit: Bellator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While that statement is definitely debatable, the Brazilian product proved to be a worthy adversary for ‘Rumble’ yesterday evening.<\/p>\n

Anthony Johnson appeared to be working his way to a finish in round one but then got rocked by a counter left hook from Jose Augusto. The former UFC title challenger survived the scare and went on to add another sensation knockout to his highlight reel in round two. ‘Rumble’ connected with a big right hand that sent Augusto to the floor and then proceeded to render him unconscious with a hammer fist (see that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It appeared to be a solid performance from ‘Rumble’, especially given the fact that it was his first fight in over four years. With that said, Anthony Johnson was not exactly patting himself on the back following yesterday’s knockout.<\/p>\n

\u201c(I\u2019m) pissed,\u201d<\/em> Johnson told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cHe hit me. I don\u2019t mind getting hit, but I got hit and I dropped. I mean, what the hell? That ain\u2019t me. That was a piss-poor performance on my part. I\u2019m better than that. I know I\u2019m better than that. You guys know I\u2019m better than that. I\u2019m not going to call it a lucky shot \u2013 he hit me. He caught me slipping. He got in on me. That was all on me and I\u2019m pissed at myself that he hit me. I\u2019m getting mad at myself. That was a dumbass performance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Anthony Johnson would later release the following statement on his official Instagram page:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COnruCbsOgi\/<\/p>\n

Following last night’s emphatic victory, ‘Rumble’ is now set to face reigning Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov in the tournament semifinals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anthony Johnson returned to action for the fist time in over fours years at last night’s Bellator 258 event for a light heavyweight bout with Jose Augusto. Johnson (23-6 MMA) was originally scheduled to fight Yoel Romero at Friday’s event in Uncasville, but ‘The Soldier of God’ failed his medicals and was unable to compete. 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