{"id":52980,"date":"2017-01-19T19:04:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T19:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/01\/19\/former-minnesota-guardsman-tim-johnson-returns-to-ufc-cage-march-18\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:09:55","slug":"former-minnesota-guardsman-tim-johnson-returns-to-ufc-cage-march-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/2017\/01\/19\/former-minnesota-guardsman-tim-johnson-returns-to-ufc-cage-march-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Minnesota Guardsman Tim Johnson returns to UFC cage March 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the third time in five UFC fights, heavyweight Tim Johnson&#8217;s gear bag will need to include a passport.<br\/><br\/>Johnson, a former Minnesota National Guard sergeant who dropped a split decision to Russian\u00a0Alexander Volkov in November in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will face Poland&#8217;s\u00a0Daniel Omielanczuk on March 18 in London as part of <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/event\/ufc-fight-night-london-2017#howToWatchModule\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/event\/ufc-fight-night-london-2017#howToWatchModule\">a UFC Fight Night card<\/a>.<br\/><br\/>Johnson confirmed the news on his Instagram account while debating his facial hair options for the fight\u00a0\u2014\u00a0his mustache caught the eye of Brian Stann, Marine veteran and UFC commentator, during his debut with the promotion and has been a calling card ever since.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heavyweight defeated another Polish fighter, Marcin Tybura, in April in Croatia. Johnson&#8217;s 12-3 on his career and an even 2-2 in UFC action.\u00a0Omielanczuk (19-6, 4-3 UFC) last fought in October, losing by submission to the 7-foot Stefan Struve, who is 11th in the latest UFC heavyweight rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson gave his personal theory on his frequent European trips during an interview with Military Times prior to the Belfast fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I think it\u2019s that they don\u2019t mind looking at a chubby guy out there,&#8221; he said. &#8220;America, they ridicule me. \u2018This guy\u2019s so out of shape, he should have a six-pack.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019m 265 pounds.\u00a0I\u2019m sorry. 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