UFC should sign NBAer James Johnson

[East European]

Dude is ripped at 6'9 & 250lbs (7'1" reach) and an elite athlete and he has some MMA experience:

Johnson holds a second-degree black belt and fought in his first mixed martial arts bout at aged 18. He has an undefeated record in seven MMA matches, while also holding a 20-0 record in kickboxing matches.

HW division is so shallow right now. UFC needs to make moves like these.

 

[VroomyJeeps]

why would he leave the nba to make 12k in the ufc

 

[Bobby Boulders]

He'd have to want to quit his multi-million dollar job first. But I agree snagging an athlete like that would be huge.

 

[surgeyou1]

He's on a 2 year, 5 million dollar contract with the Raptors...


$2.5 million to not get punched in the face or 10k/10k? Hmmm...

 

[KeeSmyth]

Johnson is a great defender and a terror in the post, if he could only shoot the 3 he would be a legit starter in NBA

 

[mime]

Johnson is a great defender and a terror in the post, if he could only shoot the 3 he would be a legit starter in NBA

yeah he's a post scorer who can go on scoring runs. needs to rebound more for his size, don't think he will ever be a shooter though.

he definitely would beat darko in a fight or one on one in basketball

 

[DizzyYeahYeah]

Johnson was arrested for domestic assault on June 7, 2014 after allegedly hitting and choking his wife, Callie, at their home.[20] On June 30, 2014, the domestic assault case against Johnson was dismissed after his wife failed to appear in court.[21] The couple later divorced each other, with Callie gaining custody of their son.

From his wiki. But does he have a fighter page? What does he have a 2nd degree black belt in?

 

[InfinityLens]

I can't find a sherdog page and wiki doesnt make mention of his fight career.

Is there any source that this guy had a fight career?

 

[Kalmah]

Guessing this is him?

http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/8E11B69F21DEC45A/James-Johnson/

 

[Mavadorov]

Can only find one james johnson
Heavyweight (1-5)
http://m.sherdog.com/fighter/record/James-Johnson-54008

 

[MC Paul Barman]

Pekovic!

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

He should sign a contract that allows him to take fights once in a blue moon when he's bored during the off-season. He'd still do great in the joke that is the HW division due to his athleticism and size.