With the UFC schedule for 2018 about to be underway, up first for the world’s largest MMA promotion is UFC Fight Night 124. The event is more stacked than UFC 221, but that has Michael Johnson pissed at the UFC, because he’s not even on the main card.
Having headlined MMA cards of his own, and fought some of the world’s best fighters, Johnson was obviously hoping for a better placement on the card, considering the event takes place in his hometown.
That’s just not the case though.
Despite his world ranking and the level of competition he’s faced, the UFC has Johnson pegged as the prelims headliner, a common strategy deployed by the UFC, to insure fans tune in to the early portion of the T.V. broadcast.
Headlining the prelims though, isn’t enough for Johnson who speaks out about the no name headliner in Doo Hoi Choi, and blasts the elderly in Vitor Belfort.
Here’s Johnson’s statement:
????what a joke! I don’t know even know who the other half of the main event is??♂️??♂️??♂️??♂️ and a senior citizen as the co-main? Yea ok. Yea makes perfect sense. Coming off FOTY??. Nice main card! In my hometown #therealmainevent
????what a joke! I don’t know even know who the other half of the main event is??♂️??♂️??♂️??♂️ and a senior citizen as the co-main? Yea ok. Yea makes perfect sense. Coming off FOTY??. Nice main card! In my hometown #therealmainevent
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) January 6, 2018
Here’s the night’s full bout order and broadcast details:
MAIN CARD: (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
Jeremy Stephens vs. Dooho Choi
Vitor Belfort vs. Uriah Hall
Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Paige VanZant
Emil Meek vs. Kamaru Usman
PRELIMINARY CARD: (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Darren Elkins vs. Michael Johnson
James Krause vs. Alex White
Matt Frevola vs. Marco Polo Reyes
Thiago Alves vs. Zak Cummings
PRELIMINARY CARD: (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)
Jessica Eye vs. Kalindra Faria
Irene Aldana vs. Talita Bernardo
J.J. Aldrich vs. Danielle Taylor
Mads Burnell vs. Mike Santiago
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Guido Cannetti
