Anthony Johnson’s Eye Has Healed, Eager To Fight
MMA Junkie reports that Anthony Johnson has recovered from his eye surgery and is ready to get back in the cage.
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has more right to feel wronged than most.
A controversial series of incidents in his July welterweight battle with Kevin Burns (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at “UFC: Silva vs. Irvin” — where Johnson was repeatedly poked in the eye — led to a serious eye injury, a much disputed ending to the fight, and a loss to boot.
Johnson joined Tuesday’s edition of TAGG Radio, the official radio partner of MMAjunkie.com, to discuss his feelings on his highly contentious TKO loss to Burns, his recovery from surgery for a detached retina caused by the questionable blows, and his future in the stacked UFC welterweight division.
“When they said (Burns was awarded a) TKO, I was pissed,” Johnson admitted. “But I had to stay calm because my mom was watching. I know things happen for a reason, and I am calm about the situation now.”
“I think [Burns] should have been disqualified or at least had a point or two deducted,” Johnson said. “I have no problem with Steve. He is a cool guy. He apologized, and that is fine with me.”
Johnson’s manager lodged a formal appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission looking to overturn the outcome of the fight. Johnson refuses to let himself become involved with the matter.
“My manager, Ken (Pavia), deals with that,” Johnson said. “They can keep the loss on my record if they want to because I know I will come back better and stronger next time.”
The severity of the injury Johnson suffered could have resulted in the end of his career.
“I had laser surgery to get my retina reattached,” Johnson said. “And I have stitches in my eye ball as the laceration was from one side of my eye to the other.”
“I am cleared to fight in September, but it looks like October is when I will fight next,” Johnson said. “I am ready to fight anybody and ready to get back on track.”
Damn! The dude gets stitches in his eyeball from an obvious eyepoke and the NSAC still haven’t stepped in to overturn the decision, yet they’ll save Takanori Gomi from having another loss on his record because Nick Diaz was high. What the fuck is wrong with the NSAC? Don’t bother answering that, we all already know the answer to that one.
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“I had to stay calm because my mom was watching” haha awesome