Few fans or pundits gave Kyoji Horiguchi much of a chance against Demetrious Johnson in the UFC 186 main event. On paper, the bout was promising, but featured an undeniably green prospect entering the cage against the most dominant male fighter in MMA today. In the cage, it largely panned out like just like that.
Horiguchi, a deadly-accurate karateka, got a bit of offense in and found his groove early, landing punches at range and knees in the clinch. Johnson, as one would expect from a long-time champ, made the adjustments and took control.