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Bellator 148's Raphael Butler tells Tony Johnson 'don't be scared, calls out chump-crusher Bobby Lashley

Bellator 148: "Daley vs. Uhrich" is scheduled for Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., this Friday night (Jan. 29, 2016). The main event is a crucial Welterweight showdown between "Semtex" Paul Daley and "Stunner" Andy Uhrich.

One of the other key fights that night on Spike TV is a Heavyweight showdown between Tony Johnson (9-2) and boxer-turned MMA fighter Raphael Butler (9-1-1). Each man has something to prove ... and much to gain.

Johnson has a two-fight win streak going, including last Bellator win over former champion Alexander Volkov at Bellator 136. Two cards before that, Butler steered out of a two-fight skid (a draw followed by a loss) when he put Josh Diekmann in a standing guillotine choke.