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Johnson scored a Scottish twister submission win, the second-ever in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, against Eduardo Henrique at UFC 330. Henrique had stepped up on three days’ notice after Johnson’s originally scheduled opponent Jose Ochoa pulled out. Johnson now wants to make up for a past defeat, but is open to other matchups.
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Charles Johnson targets revenge against Brandon Royval eight years after LFA fight
Johnson, who has already fought four times this year, is eyeing a quick turnaround for a main event outing. He named Royval, Kyoji Horiguchi and Tatsuro Taira as potential next opponents. “InnerG” would prefer avenging his loss to Royval dating back to 2018 under the Legacy Fighting Alliance banner. He also believes Royval is better than Horiguchi and Taira.
“I would love to fight as soon as I’m healthy, within the next 90 days,” Johnson told Ariel Helwani. “I would love a main event if it makes sense for the UFC. I’d like to fight Brandon Royval, Kyoji Horiguchi, or Tatsuro Taira… Give me one of those guys. They’re all proven. And I want to show what I can do. I do have a preference; no doubt, it’s Brandon Royval. We had an amazing fight in LFA, and I think he’s the most proven out of those three guys. I think he’s the best out of those three guys. We’re both dogs. It’s going to be f*cking fight of the year.”
Johnson (20-9) rebounded from a loss against Asu Almabayev with the win over Henrique. The 35-year-old holds wins over top-ranked contender Lone’er Kavanagh and even the current champion, Joshua Van. Meanwhile, Royval (18-9) is coming off a win over Kavanagh that saw him rebound from losses against Van and Manel Kape.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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