Anthony Johnson (7-2) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-3) at UFC 104 in October HT: MMAWeekly.com

Anthony Johnson (7-2) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-3) at UFC 104 in October

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Hopefully Yoshida can take him down.

by Nick Thomas on Jul 14, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

Isn’t Yoshida already recovering from a brutal KO? Why put him through that again?

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by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 14, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

He got KO’d in December and the choked out Brandon Wolff in May. I tink he’ll be prepared for Johnson, as long as he works his Striking defense, Judo and Submissions.

by CSKit on Jul 14, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought Johnson got arrested for beating up his girlfriend?

by nsiegel on Jul 14, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

Put a wig on Yoshida and Johnson takes it with no problem….. HEY OOOOOOOOOOOO

by Patrick79x on Jul 14, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

interesting matchup.

curious to see where this leaves matt brown.

by woooburn on Jul 14, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

Yoshida: Dead man walking…

by JAYGK95 on Jul 14, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions

NNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

His fight with Matt Brown was a guaranteed classic. How are they going to pass up on that

by MattPa on Jul 14, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions

Brown still needs developing. He would have been over his head. He’s good, but not Johnson good yet.

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by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 14, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Johnson is the one who needs developing. I’m still not sold on his striking defense, I think a guy like Lytle, Davis, even Hardy or Brown would give him a lot of trouble.

by Zack Gobie on Jul 14, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

"Johnson good"?

I’d argue that Brown is farther along than Rumble, and has a much more diverse skill-set. Rumble needs some developing, and matching him against a judoka with good submissions will be a great test.

by Scott Haber on Jul 14, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I remember Brown from a lackluster TUF stint and his dull fight against Stun Gun, with his drubbing of Pete Sell as his “coming out” party. Johnson has a nice highlight reel already, so that’s why I figured Brown would get beat down. Regardless, I think Rumble/Yoshida is a great match-up.

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by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 14, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Didn’t you quit MMA?

I poop rainbows.

by Blackout612 on Jul 14, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe get another one of these?

by Nick Thomas on Jul 14, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions

My favorite submission!

I like Yoshida but I don’t think he’ll get by Anthony Johnson, who is more explosive than Koscheck…T/KO in round 2.

by Ahhhoki on Jul 14, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed.

by goodbones on Jul 14, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

It was even better live

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by Day Man on Jul 14, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Judo FTW!

by FRANKIE on Jul 14, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

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by Kid Nate on Jul 14, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions

OOOOOOOH

Fuckin awesome..

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by Blackout612 on Jul 14, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

War Yoshida.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Jul 14, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions