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11/02/2024 05:23:52 pm

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UFC Claims Recent Allegations Against Anthony Johnson False, Future Still Uncertain

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson

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After being placed on indefinite suspension by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) due to allegations of domestic violence abuse against light heavyweight Anthony Johnson, president Dana White said that he may never fight for the promotion again.

This past week, the mother of Johnson's children came forward and filed a police report that the number five ranked light heavyweight in the UFC had struck her, knocking out teeth in the process.

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The report was made for events in 2012. She said that the altercation happened in her place of work and that there would be camera footage to support it.

She claims to have been in several verbal battles with Johnson, and has even received threatening messages and calls from people she believes to be associates of the fighter.

While the UFC did suspend Johnson, they are also investigating the matter privately.

Their private investigations showed that Johnson was not even in the country at the time that she claimed and for which they have proof.

White and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta told Entertainment and Sports Programming Netowrk (ESPN) though, that they were aware of a prior misdemeanor charge on Johnson in 2009.

They found out that Johnson had kicked his girlfriend down the stairs and broke her cellphone to stop her from calling 911.

This puts Johnson in a really tough spot. The UFC has publicly stated that they have a zero-tolerance policy on domestic abuse.

White said that he wouldn't want to be in Johnson's position. He was at the prime of his career and was at the brink of having good fights, and making big money.

He even added that because of the Ray Rice incident, he is more focused on reaching a moral outcome for the case while juggling a business.

While the 2012 allegations may not be correct, and Johnson may indeed be innocent, his future in the UFC is still undetermined at the moment.

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