Lavar Johnson knows he’s got a tough row to hoe in front of him, but that isn’t making his confidence waver. Johnson (18-8 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) on Friday meets Blagoi Ivanov (10-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) in the semifinals of Bellator MMA’s Season 10 heavyweight tournament. The fight takes place at Bellator 116 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., with a main card, including Johnson-Ivanov in the main event, on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com. Ivanov is an unbeaten Sambo champion from Russia, but Johnson believes even though he’s the underdog, he can win his second straight after losing his Bellator debut this past October.
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