KNOXX’s ANTHONY JOHNSON AND KEVIN BURNS TO REMATCH LIVE ON SPIKE TV ON DEC 13TH
November 19, 2008
KNOXX’s ANTHONY JOHNSON AND KEVIN BURNS TO REMATCH LIVE ON SPIKE TV SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13
Rematch Between Rising Welterweights Will Take Place
On “The Ultimate Fighter 8” Finale Fight Card
After a controversial ending to their first bout, UFC welterweights Kevin Burns and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will meet in the Octagon once again in December. The two will settle the score at the live finale for “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir”, emanating from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV LIVE on December 13 at 9:00 PM ET.
A Georgia native fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnson (5-2), one of the welterweight division’s most explosive athletes, and Burns (8-1), a promising newcomer from Des Moines, IA, first met this past July at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Irvin. Towards the end of three highly competitive rounds, it seemed that Johnson was on his way to a hard fought decision win when Burns inadvertently poked him in the eye while throwing an uppercut. The strike escaped the view of referee Steve Mazzagatti, and when Johnson was felled by the blow, Burns pounced and won by TKO. Both fighters have lobbied for a rematch, and their wish will be granted on December 13 in Las Vegas.
Source: UFC
