"It was actually in my very last amateur fight where I made that decision to pursue MMA as a career. All the way up until then, I had no desire to be in the UFC, I had no desire to talk anything about a UFC belt..."
"I actually prepared for this fight, I actually was not going off of my athleticism and natural gifts. I actually trained for this one, and I was doing great against the number two, he was number two in Indiana and in Michigan at the time. Destroying him."
"I never lived that down, really, and it was at that moment where someone came to me and they told me to watch my fight over. And I watched my fight over, and I saw my potential."
"Fifteen or so title fights/belts between the amateur and regional scene later, and Johnson did land in the UFC. After a Contender Series appearance in 2022, he debuted the following year, and has posted a 1-2 record to date."
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