Anthony Johnson Veteran UFC fighter Anthony Johnson is on the cusp of another title shot in the light heavyweight division, but he’s already got plans to walk away from the sport. “I plan on retiring within the next, like, three years,” Johnson told MMAjunkie Radio. If successful in a title eliminator against Ryan Bader (20-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) at UFC on FOX 18, Johnson (20-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) could be close to where he was eight months ago, when he challenged Daniel Cormier for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title