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Demetrious Johnson suffers serious injuries from UFC 227 title-fight loss to Henry Cejudo #UFC #MMA #UFC227

LOS ANGELES – Former UFC flyweight champion  Demetrious Johnson  believes he tore his lateral collateral ligament in the second or third round of his fight against  Henry Cejudo . Johnson (27-3-1 MMA, 15-2-1 UFC) also believes he broke his foot repeatedly kicking Cejudo during their five-round title fight, which Cejudo (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC)  took via split decision  in the pay-per-view co-headliner of UFC 227 at Staples Center. “I remember we were scrambling, and I maybe shot, and then he kind of pushed me over, and I rolled over my right knee, and I felt the pop, and I was like, ‘There goes the right LCL – fantastic,” Johnson said during the post-event press conference. “And the foot was just from kicking and kicking and kicking.” Johnson took his loss to new champ Cejudo in stride, noting he’s previously suffered losses in competition. But he couldn’t help but chafe at his luck inside the octagon and believes he wasn’t fairly judged on the scorecards. “The stand-up numbers, I thi

UFC 227 play-by-play and live results #UFC #MMA #UFC227

LOS ANGELES – MMAjunkie is on scene and reporting live from today’s UFC 227 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT). The event takes place at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The main card airs on pay-per-view following preliminary-card bouts on FX and UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw (15-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) rematches former champ and ex-teammate Cody Garbrandt (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) for the title. In the co-feature, flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (27-2-1 MMA, 15-1-1 UFC) has a rematch with Olympic gold medalist and former title challenger Henry Cejudo (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC). Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET for the UFC Fight Pass prelims, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on FX, and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our  UFC 227 discussion thread . You can als

UFC 227 Demetrious Johnson Makes $380,000 guarantee #UFC #UFC227 #MMA

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting LOS ANGELES — Demetrious Johnson led the day when it comes to fight purse, even if he dropped his belt and historic streak. “Mighty Mouse” took in a guaranteed $380,000 at  UFC 227  on Saturday night here at Staples Center, per a document obtained by MMA Fighting from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). Johnson fell to  Henry Cejudo  in the co-main event of the card by split decision, dropping the UFC flyweight title in the process. Johnson had won a UFC record 11 straight title defenses coming in. Cejudo pulled in a guaranteed $100,000. Neither Johnson nor Cejudo earned a win bonus. Johnson is believed to be getting a share of the pay-per-view revenue for the event. In the main event, TJ Dillashaw retained his UFC bantamweight title, beating  Cody Garbrandt  by first-round TKO. Dillashaw pulled in a guaranteed $350,000 for the bout. Garbrandt, the former champ, made a guaranteed $200,000. The next highest purse on the card was  C