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Johnson (8-0) was a massive favorite going into his sophomore UFC outing against middleweight veteran Brundage (11-9) at UFC 326 on Saturday in Las Vegas. While Johnson came out all guns blazing, Brundage took him down in the opening seconds and controlled him for most of the first round. Brundage showed composure in going toe-to-toe against the aggressive Johnson for three rounds. Johnson eventually earned a narrow split-decision victory, going to the judges’ scorecards for the first time in his career. Johnson had finished all seven of his previous wins, going past the first round only in his UFC debut against Sedriques Dumas last year.
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Plenty of Work to Do
Johnson subsequently admitted that he was disappointed with his performance despite getting his hand raised. The 27-year-old notes that Brundage had a significant advantage over him in terms of experience. Johnson believes he could have done better by mixing up his combinations. Johnson vows to put in the work he needs to become a UFC champion someday.
“I am slightly disappointed… We’re gonna be back better and I will be champion,” Johnson said in an interview with the UFC. “So this just a learning lesson. He’s had more fights in the UFC than I’ve had fights period… He did a good job of just getting out of the way. I did a bad job of just not mixing it up a little bit… We got to be better. I can be better than that. I know I’ve got a lot of work to do.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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