Anthony Johnson left Alexander Gustafsson bloodied and beaten on the mat back in January in Sweden, the victim of a vicious first-round knockout. Now, though, in his next fight, Gustafsson will be getting a title shot.
And "Rumble" is stunned.
"Very surprised," Johnson said at an International Fight Week media day last month in Las Vegas. "Very, very, very surprised."
Johnson fell to Daniel Cormier via third-round submission with the vacant UFC light heavyweight title on the line at UFC 187 in May. He doesn't think he should be getting an immediate rematch for the title.