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LAS VEGAS – Donte Johnson has no qualms about dabbling in numerous weight classes in the UFC.
Johnson (6-0) punched his ticket to the UFC with a 64-second TKO of Darion Abbey (9-5) in their heavyweight bout at Dana White’s Contender Series 79 on Tuesday from the UFC Apex.
The 26-year-old weighed in at 209 pounds, while his opponent Abbey came in at 226.5.
“I’m open to anything from 170 all the way up to heavyweight,” Johnson said. “I’m capable of getting down there. Yeah, that’s really as big as they come – 6-6, 226 (pounds). I’m ready for whatever, but as we go along, we will make smarter business moves.”
Johnson admits he’s never made welterweight while competing but claims that he can drop down to that weight class if he tried.
“I bet you I can (make welterweight),” Johnson responded. “I haven’t weighed 170 since like middle school, to be honest. I can make 185, for sure. 170, we’re going to have to see.”
Johnson says it wouldn’t be the first time he fought an opponent heavier than him and explained why he’s capable of handling it.
“I have,” Johnson said. “I’ve only had two fights fighting at light heavyweight, the rest of all of my fights were at heavyweight. I came to the game pretty heavy. When I first started training about four years ago, I actually walked into the gym at 290. So, I’ve been big my whole life, I played football, I played college football so, I’m used to the weight. I’m used to the double teaming. I’m used to the weight, so I was ready for it.”
