LAS VEGAS – Charles Johnson beat Jimmy Flick with a first-round TKO Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Johnson, who picked up his second straight win after a loss to Muhammad Mokaev in his UFC debut in July 2022.
Jimmy Flick vs. Charles Johnson
Result: Charles Johnson def. Jimmy Flick via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:33
Updated records: Johnson (13-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Flick (16-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Key stat: Johnson outstruck Flick 44-7 in the fight.
Johnson on the fight's key moment
“I don’t care what you’re doing, how you’re training – getting in there fighting is not the same as training and running and preparing once you get in that cage. You’ve got to get in there and feel that. … He was off, or he was just slower than me.”
Johnson on being the UFC's first win of the year
“Everything I’m working for and moving toward, starting the year exactly the way we wanted to – keeping the ball rolling. First fight of the year, first card of the year – let’s go.”
Johnson on what he wants next
“March is full of great (events). I’d love to fight in March. It’s London at the end of the (month); it’s (San Antonio), Texas’ and it’s a Fight Night here, I believe. Any of those, I’d be happy with. My lady gave me a timeline to the middle of April before I’ve got to be in Norway for this baby, so I’m pushing for March. Today, right there in the cage, (is when I found out).”
To hear more from Johnson, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 217.
