Anthony Johnson KOs Alexander Gustafsson In One Round At Fight Night Stockholm

It was 3:45 a.m. local time Sunday morning when top light heavyweight contenders Anthony Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson got down to business in the UFC Fight Night main event at the 30,000-seat Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, but it was only a little over two minutes later that Johnson earned the next shot at 205-pound champion Jon Jones with a stunning first-round TKO that shocked Gustafsson’s hometown fans.

Now it’s on to Jones for Johnson, whose ninth consecutive win was the third of his second run in the UFC, and clearly the biggest yet.

“Jon Jones, I hope you get well brother,” the number three-ranked Johnson said. “Let’s get this championship fight on and make the crowd and the fans excited about this.”

They’re probably excited already, given Johnson’s stellar performance in the most important fight of his career.