UFC on ESPN 2 Results - Barboza vs. Gaethje: Undefeated streak ends, two incredible one-punch knockouts!

Barboza vs. Gaethje lived up to all the hype!
Barboza vs. Gaethje lived up to all the hype!

#4. Josh Emmett (13-2) vs. Michael Johnson (19-13) (Featherweight)

Emmett vs. Johnson.
Emmett vs. Johnson.

Emmett's last fight ended in a KO loss to Jeremy Stephens in February 2018 while Johnson was on a two-fight win streak, with his last victory coming against the GOAT Artem Lobov in October 2018.

The first round was a tepid affair as nothing much happened. Both the fighters were cautious and checked each other's range. Lots of feints and fakes but not much substance.

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And it continued in the second round as well. Johnson got the better of exchanges as he connected with a right, an inside leg kick, a few left shots, and a body kick. Emmett shot for the takedown late in the round but Johnson stuffed it and avoided going to the mat.

Someone had to pull the trigger in the third round and it ended up being Emmett. Both Emmett and Johnson were connecting with air despite all the movement and the fans in the Wells Fargo Center weren't too pleased.

That was until Emmett stunned Johnson with a monstrous right hook! Johnson was knocked out cold, and that's all it took! That looked brutal!

Result: Josh Emmett def. Michael Johnson via KO (Right hook) (4:14, Round 3)

It was a picture perfect finish to a painstakingly boring fight, which puts Emmett back in the winner's column.

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