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Michael Johnson feels he has momentum into UFC on Fox 17 despite robbery loss, plans to take Nate Diaz's dignity
Aug 31, 2015 - 3:35:21 PM
Michael Johnson feels he has momentum into UFC on Fox 17 despite robbery loss, plans to take Nate Diaz's dignity
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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Michael Johnson got screwed out of a fifth straight win in the UFC's lightweight division earlier this month, with judges in Nashville inexplicably giving a decision to Beneil Dariush in a fight Johnson seemed to have clearly won.

He's turning around for a more high profile matchup against Nate Diaz this December at UFC on Fox 17, and despite the "L" on his record from this month, he's treating this as if he's still on a five-fight winning streak.

"The whole world felt I won that last fight, so in my eyes, I'm still on a five-fight win streak right now," he said in a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com. "Nothing has changed. I'm still going to go in there with the momentum."

Moving his attention to Diaz, Johnson says he expects to be the subject of some trash talking, but feels he's going to break the UFC stalwart on Dec. 19.

"He can't help but talk s***," Johnson said of Diaz. "That's what he does. I don't have to hope that it's going to happen. I can't wait for him to start running his mouth. I'll egg him on a little bit.

"Regardless of his ranking, Nate is still one of the best lightweights in the world. I'm not going to take that away from him – I'm just going to take his dignity away from him once we get in the cage."

UFC on Fox 17 hits Orlando, Fla., headlined by the UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone.

Penick's Analysis: Given he's going to be fighting on Fox in front of a large audience this December, on the same night as the division's title is on the line, he's in a spot that suggests the UFC is treating him as if he's on a winning streak as well. Diaz isn't in the greatest position from a rankings standpoint, but he's extremely well-known, and that notoriety leads to this fight having a much higher profile than some other matchups, and gives Johnson a chance to make a major statement.


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