Tim Johnson isn’t even supposed to be in the PFL heavyweight semifinals, but here he is one win away from fighting for $1 million. “At this moment, I’m just happy to be fighting with a major organization,” Johnson told MMA Junkie Radio. Johnson had been out of a job after parting ways with Bellator shortly before the merge with PFL, which reached out to bring him back a short-notice replacement against Danilo Marques on June 13. In one of the most unusual sequences to happen in a cage, Johnson absorbed a hard groin shot at the same time he dropped Marques with a punch. After using his time to recover, Johnson charged at Marques and dropped him again before scoring the finish with ground-and-pound to clinch his spot in the tournament
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