Mike Johnston

Oleksandr-Usyk-during-a-public-workout-before-his-WBA,-WBO,-and-WBC-heavyweight-title-bout-with-Tyson-Fury

Boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk teases interest in facing UFC's Alex Pereira

Mike Johnston

@MikeyJ_MMA

Mike Johnston, known as “Mikey J” around the office, is a lifelong hockey and football fan who has been at Sportsnet since 2011. Johnston writes about a wide variety of sports and, despite his peaceful demeanour, has an extensive history covering the UFC and combat sports. The 1991 Toronto Argonauts are the greatest sports team of all time, and you will not convince Johnston otherwise.

Gregory-Rodrigues-seen-celebrating-a-win-against-Denis-Tiuliulin-at-UFC-292

Gregory Rodrigues has chance to shine vs. Jared Cannonier in first main event

A statement win from Gregory Rodrigues against Jared Cannonier at this weekend’s UFC Fight Night would add another new name to the growing list of rising middleweight title threats.

Sean Strickland's combat style, persona criticized by fighters after UFC 312

Zhang-Weili-gestures-after-a-UFC-win

Weili Zhang puts on master class at UFC 312 to hand Tatiana Suarez first loss

Weili Zhang became the first fighter to defeat Tatiana Suarez and defended her strawweight in dominant fashion in the UFC 312 co-main event.

Ilia Topuria's brother Aleksandre wins debut at UFC 312 prelims

Aleksandre Topuria, the older brother of featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, was successful in his UFC debut at UFC 312 in Australia.

Ilia Topuria, Alexander Volkanovski to reignite rivalry as UFC 312 cornermen

Strickland denies he has staph infection ahead of UFC 312 rematch vs. Du Plessis

Dricus Du Plessis made an interesting observation about his rival, Sean Strickland, mere days ahead of their UFC 312 main event rematch by pointing out an apparent staph infection.

Looking back at first Du Plessis vs. Strickland bout before UFC 312 rematch

The first meeting between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland ended up being one of the closest five-round matchups in the UFC in all of 2024. Will part two be as tightly contested as part one? Mike Johnston takes a trip down memory lane.

UFC 312 FAQ: How does Alex Pereira factor into Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2?

Nassourdine Imavov stuns Israel Adesanya with knockout at UFC Saudi Arabia

Nassourdine Imavov picked up the biggest win of his MMA fighting career Saturday in Saudi Arabia with a stunning main event knockout of former UFC champion Israel Adesanya.