Michael Johnson entered this fight with a pro record of 17-10-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, with Beneil Dariush (=Johnson vs Dariush) and Nate Diaz (=Johnson vs Diaz). After this fight he came back to win in 2016 against Dustin Poirier (=Poirier vs Johnson).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in judo and two time combat sambo world champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has a perfect mma record of 23-0-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered different injuries in the last two years so he fought just once, beating Darrell Horcher (=Nurmagomedov vs Horcher), since his previous victory over Rafael dos Anjos in 2014 (=Dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov). Johnson vs Nurmagomedov is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Conor McGregor – UFC 205. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Date: 2016-11-12
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
Division: lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg)
UFC 205 fight card (main fights):
Eddie Alvarez vs Conor McGregor
Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Chris Weidman vs Yoel Romero
Miesha Tate vs Raquel Pennington
Frankie Edgar vs Jeremy Stephens
Michael Johnson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Johnson’s previous fight: Dustin Poirier vs Michael Johnson
Nurmagomedov’s previous fight: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Darrell Horcher
Johnson’s next fight: Michael Johnson vs Justin Gaethje
Nurmagomedov’s next fight: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza
Official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y99mVdUYoqg
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(Free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)