UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Tim Johnson clinched a playoff spot in abrupt style at 2024 PFL 4.
Johnson (18-9) scored a first-round TKO of Danilo Marques on Thursday at Mohegan Solar Enviornment, however needed to cope with some adversity first.
In an all-time uncommon sequence, Johnson absorbed a groin shot, however tagged Marques concurrently. This resulted in each fighters crashing to the canvas. After he utilized his time to get better, Johnson charged at Marques and dropped him with a proper hand. Johnson completed Marques off moments later with ground-and-pound.
“I haven’t been hit within the groin like that ever,” Johnson instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters after the struggle at Mohegan Solar Enviornment. “In follow, in a struggle, that was a prompt. I ate two good kicks from Danilo. He began the struggle with a physique kick and that actually – I believed I used to be going to go down.
“It took loads for me to remain on my toes. It was a prompt ache, didn’t even know I rolled, didn’t even know that I landed a shot till everyone was speaking about it afterwards. Hopefully that doesn’t occur once more. I don’t like that.”
Johnson will meet Denis Goltsov within the 2024 PFL heavyweight semifinals. He bought his want of constructing the playoffs, and now hopes to have a longterm future with PFL.
Johnson parted methods with Bellator shortly earlier than the 2 manufacturers merged and was introduced again for this struggle as a brief discover substitute.
“Hopefully no accidents or (something) too dangerous and issues line up rating sensible,” Johnson mentioned, previous to the playoff clinch. “Perhaps sneak my approach into the event. I bought to skip half of it.
“So, don’t have to attend until subsequent season to possibly sneak my approach into one million {dollars}. Perhaps I can do it this 12 months. Hopefully I discovered a house (with PFL), and I’m capable of keep right here. Give it precise actual attempt another time.”
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