Coming off nearly a year layoff since he defeated Alexander Volkov at Bellator 148 in April of 2014, heavyweight Tony Johnson was eager to prove he had grown as a fighter when he returned to action this January against Raphael Butler. Against Butler, Johnson was able to showcase improved stamina on his way to a late third round TKO victory, picking up his third win a row in the process. “One thing I told everybody and proved to everybody is that I got my conditioning under control,” Johnson told MMAWeekly.com. “That’s been a big issue in my past fights
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