{"id":394699,"date":"2021-09-18T12:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T19:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=394699"},"modified":"2022-02-04T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T20:03:27","slug":"anthony-johnson-forced-to-withdraw-from-bellator-light-heavyweight-grand-prix-never-been-this-afraid-of-anything-in-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-johnson\/anthony-johnson-forced-to-withdraw-from-bellator-light-heavyweight-grand-prix-never-been-this-afraid-of-anything-in-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Johnson forced to withdraw from Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix: “Never been this afraid of anything in my life”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Johnson has been forced to withdraw from the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix and the situation sounds rather serious.<\/p>\n

Johnson (23-6 MMA), a former UFC title challenger, advanced to the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals back in May with a second round knockout victory over Jose Augusto.<\/p>\n

‘Rumble’ was slated to face reigning Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov in the tournament semifinals in four weeks time. However, following a report from MMAJunkie<\/a> this morning, Anthony Johnson has confirmed he will not be competing again until 2022.<\/p>\n

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