As UFC 223 and the lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov approaches on April 7, the breakdowns and analysis of the long-awaited main event are about to kick into high gear.
Yet for all the opinions of fans and pundits, who better to look at this fight than a man who has been in the Octagon with both of them? Edson Barboza, Abel Trujillo, Rafael Dos Anjos and Gleison Tibau have all competed against both 155-pound standouts in the UFC, but none had the success Michael Johnson has had in his bouts against “El Cucuy” and “The Eagle.