MONCTON, Canada – Michael Johnson believes he’s still the fighter who has given Khabib Nurmagomedov his toughest test inside the octagon. Because of that, he expects to rematch the UFC lightweight champion in the future. Johnson (18-13 MMA, 10-9 UFC), who meets Artem Lobov (13-14-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 138 co-headliner, suffered a second-round submission loss to Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC) in November 2016. Although he was stopped, “The Menace” had a strong first-round moment in the fight when he landed some vicious punches that seemed to stagger Nurmagomedov. Although he’s currently fighting in the featherweight division, Johnson said a return to 155 pounds is definitely in his future. With that, he vows to get a rematch with Nurmagomedov, but this time the result will go the other way.
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