Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC on Fox Knockouts

Brian KnappJan 25, 2017



7. Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader
UFC on Fox 18
Jan. 30, 2016 | Newark, New Jersey

Grown men go to sleep when Johnson hits them, and Bader understands this truth all too well.

Johnson knocked out “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner with hellacious first-round ground-and-pound in the UFC on Fox 18 headliner at the Prudential Center. The end came 1:26 into Round 1, with a splattered Bader face down and unconscious.

Bader shot for a single-leg from too far away inside the first minute, only to be met by a quick sprawl. Johnson wheeled to his back, forcing the Power MMA Team mainstay to defend with a desperate kimura attempt. Bader’s situation only deteriorated from there. Johnson climbed to mount and freed his arm, as Bader yielded his back. The unrestrained “Rumble” then let loose with a series of daisy-cutter punches that turned out the lights.

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