Michael Johnson has his next fight set, but it won’t be against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, as he would have liked. Instead, he will square off with Beneil Dariush at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. St. Preux on Aug. 8 in Nashville, Tenn.
UFC officials confirmed the bout on Friday, following an initial report by FOXSports.com.
Johnson (16-8) had been calling for a fight with Cerrone, the No. 1 UFC lightweight contender. Despite Cerrone’s recent tweet that he wouldn’t necessarily wait for champion Rafael dos Anjos to come back late this year before he fights again, the UFC didn’t pull the trigger on a Cerrone vs.