Kajan Johnson thinks placement in UFC 215 opener no accident

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Kajan Johnson doesn’t think it’s an accident he’s in the Fight Pass opening bout on Saturday night at UFC 215.

The Vancouver lightweight is one of the few Western Canadians on the card. He has a level of visibility from his stint on The Ultimate Fighter Nations, is on a two-fight win streak, and earned Fight of the Night for his only UFC loss.

Yet Johnson will jerk the curtain at Rogers Place against Brazilian veteran Adriano Martins, and he’s convinced it was done by design.

“When I saw that, I knew right away they were trying to send a message,” Johnson told MMA Fighting. “You look all up and down the card, and see some of the guys who are placed higher and there’s no…