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.” Related Photo: See the scorecard from Henry Cejudo's historic upset of Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227 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 think I outstruck him,” Johnson said.
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