When Anthony “Rumble” Johnson announced his intention to comeback from retirement, there was immediately a jolt of excitement to see one of the most devastating knockout artists in the history of the sport prepare to return to action.
Perhaps there was an even bigger surprise when it was confirmed that Johnson had then decided to exit the UFC and instead signed a new multi-fight deal to join the roster at Bellator MMA. According to the former two-time title challenger, he was actually out of contract from the UFC for approximately a month before signing his new deal but now he’s happy to call himself a Bellator fighter.