Filed under: Featured , News , UFC LAS VEGAS – UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson suffered a grade two LCL tear – prior to his ninth title defense at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale – and will take some time off to heal his knee before stepping back into the cage. When he does, he’ll welcome any challenge the UFC has to offer. But for his 10th title defense, a potentially record-tying feat in the UFC, he has a location in mind for where it will happen. “Vegas – always Vegas,” Johnson (25-2-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC) said following his win over “The Ultimate Fighter 24” winner Tim Elliott (13-7-1 MMA, 2-5 UFC) at the press conference for the FS1-televised finale at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. “Same time zone (as the West Coast), and stuff’s open.
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Champ Demetrious Johnson targets Las Vegas for attempt to tie Anderson Silva’s record – MMA Junkie