TEMECULA, Calif. — Tony Johnson has had one hell of a long road to become an overnight sensation. The 36-year-old San Jose, Calif., native, who also boasts an 8-1 boxing record, has been doing this for quite some time – he competed in Strikeforce all the way back in 2008 – but only now is he starting to get some recognition for his efforts. Johnson’s wild knockout of kickboxing standout Joe Schilling in the middleweight main-card opener of Bellator 229 on Friday night went viral. And while the clip might be the first you’ve seen of him, that’s in fact five wins in a row for Johnson, who also earned a victory on Dana White’s Contender Series this past summer. So you can’t blame Johnson, really, for taking a minute to bask in the attention after a long and winding road in the sport, which started way back in 2007.
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