Johnson needs only :44 seconds to finish Nogueira in brutal fashion
The co-main event of the UFC on FOX 12 featured a light heavyweight battle between the rising Anthony Johnson and legendary Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
The co-main event of the UFC on FOX 12 featured a light heavyweight battle between the rising Anthony Johnson and legendary Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
The co-main event seemed like a mismatch coming in. And it played out to expectation.
Anthony Johnson scored a brutal first round TKO victory over Brazilian stalwart Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC on FOX 12 in San Jose. The southpaw “Lil’ Nog” had a couple of brief exchanges with the 30-year old Johnson in the opening sequences, but took a huge right uppercut along the fence that signaled the beginning of the end. Johnson followed up with a couple more big, very precise uppercuts from a stance of full power to drop Nogueira for good.
The end came at :44 of the first round.
Rogerio “Little Nog” Nogueira Vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson
Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)
-Anthony Johnson defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 0:44)