UFC on FOX 12: Johnson vs. Nogueira full fight video highlights

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The UFC’s return to San Jose was an exciting one that featured an array of exciting battle that quenched the thirst of fight fans in the Bay Area.

In the co-main event of the evening, Anthony Johnson continued his march through the light-heavyweight ranks with a vilonet first round knockout over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

Read Dallas Winston’s play-by-play for the entire fight:

Johnson wobbles Nogueira with a wide left and then wades forward to hammer a clean uppercut that snaps the Brazilian’s head back. Johnson stay on the trigger and the referee mercifully intervenes after a quadruple-sandwich of clubbing rights.

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Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.