TUF 12 Quarterfinals: Michael Johnson Talks Bruce Leroy

by Nick Thomas on Nov 4, 2010 2:03 PM EDT in UFC Quotes

"(Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres) had been nagging me in the house, getting on my nerves. I didn't really like the way he acted in the house, I didn't like his work ethic, I didn't like how he'd claim he was hurt, I didn't like how he'd just be lying around while we were working out. I don't appreciate that."

"It was more on the not liking him side, but it was also strategic on my part, thinking I matched up with him well, had superior wrestling and could control him. I thought he was the weakest link left in the competition at that point. It was all about getting to the Finale and that was my game plan. It kind of worked out that the guy I thought I could beat was also the guy I didn't like."

-- Check out the full interview with Michael Johnson at MMA Fighting.

UFC President Dana White announces the four quarterfinal matchups, but one matchup in particular has Josh Koscheck upset. Bruce Leroy and Michael Johnson are fine with it, though.

Quarterfinal-round matches:
Team GSP's Jonathan Brookins vs. Team Koscheck's Sako Chivitchian

Team GSP's Kody McKenzie vs. Team Koscheck's Nam Phan

Team GSP's Kyle Watson vs. Team Koscheck's Aaron Wilkinson

Team GSP's Michael Johnson vs. Team GSP's Alex Caceres

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Pleasantly surprised and impressed with this season of TUF

And am genuinely excited about the quarterfinal matchups, especially next weeks Brookins vs. Sako and Kody vs. Nam.

@spudsucker
twitter. bitches.

by spudsucker on Nov 4, 2010 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah. I have enjoyed this one too.

by truck on Nov 4, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Best season in a long time. I have Brookins winning the whole thing.

by pud333 on Nov 4, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

complete agreement.

"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherf**ker" - Jules Winnfield

"A good word that I got from the Mike Tyson Documentary... I'm going to absolutley decimate this motherf**ker, I haven't been in the dictionary to see what it actually means but I'm guessing it's going to be something in the way of just killing a motherf**ker." -Paul Daley (on the definition of Decimate)

by WeaponElDeem on Nov 4, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep

I’ll co-sign on that

@spudsucker
twitter. bitches.

by spudsucker on Nov 5, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions

With the addition of the 145 and 135 lb divisions, it looks like someone who is a natural Featherweight like Nam Phan and others in this TUF season can cut down and still fight in the UFC. It would not be unusual for the UFC to keep some of the talent of this season, and it looks like a good amount of the fighters this season are natural 145ers.

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by chrisbboy82 on Nov 4, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope Mike kicks Bruce Leroys ass. I grew up with Mike and he’s a good guy.

I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!

by attgnp on Nov 4, 2010 2:22 PM EDT reply actions

I hope Leroy kicks Mikes ass.

I grew up with Leroy and he’s a good person.

Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.

by nicey on Nov 4, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope Mike kicks Bruce Leroy's ass

I grew with neither, and have no idea if they are good people.

by pud333 on Nov 4, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

I hope it's a draw

There, that covers all the bases.

by Rich Hansen on Nov 4, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Philosophizing caveman hippie lateral drop machine Brookins FTW

a life: it's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come -Lester Freamon

by eastcoastatlas on Nov 4, 2010 2:44 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Agreed.

He went from uninteresting background character to one of my favorite guys on the show in the last 2 episodes.

by CaptnAmerca on Nov 4, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Is it just me

or does Wilkinson look he’s about to cry 100% of the time. His face annoys me.

Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.

by nicey on Nov 4, 2010 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

Matchup-wise, I would rather see Kyle Watson against Michael Johnson and Alex Caceres against Aaron Wilkinson, but I can see why they did it the way they did. The other two fights sound really good to me.

WAR MCKENZITINE

by Confucius on Nov 4, 2010 3:24 PM EDT reply actions

I like this guy. He’s such a sourpuss.

Satoshi Kon
R.I.P.

by Grappo on Nov 4, 2010 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

IMO

Brooks > Nam Phan
Mike Johnson > Aaron Wilkinson

Brooks > Mike J in the finals.

It’s been a great season, looking forward to these fights.

by djfivenine on Nov 4, 2010 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

I hope Michael kicked the shit out of Alex.

nothing really new to add, I’m from the same city as Michael Johnson and have actually been to the gym he trains at a couple of times but don’t know the guy at all…regardless Alex is of the most annoying guys on the show and needs a beating.

"The big message coming out of this is that we can never give up, it doesn’t matter the size of the problem, it doesn’t matter the difficulty [of the situation], we can never give up." - Anderson Silva

by ShoNuffthaMasta on Nov 4, 2010 11:38 PM EDT reply actions

I hope Alex kicked the crap outta Michael.

Nothing really new to add, I googled the City and Gym that Alex trains from and have actually seen pictures of it online but I don’t know the guy at all… regardless Michael isn’t one of the most annoying guys on the show so he needs a beating to make him interesting.

by ccrattler on Nov 9, 2010 10:31 AM EST reply actions