{"id":264379,"date":"2025-11-05T23:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264379\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:53:11","slug":"lockjaw-denied-donte-johnson-not-cleared-to-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264379\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lockjaw\u2019 Denied! Donte Johnson Not Cleared To Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, that is no longer happening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Johnson was not cleared by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) because of a mandatory two-week medical suspension stemming from his submission win over Sedriques Dumas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\/400173\/ufc-vegas-110-video-highlights-results-espn-mma-johnson-submission-dumas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While Johnson\u2019s rapid turnaround has been halted, McVey will remain on the card. The promotion has rebooked him against Zachary Reese, per a report from MMA Fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now, the 26-year-old finisher looks to rebound in a matchup that promises violence, as both fighters boast 100 percent finish rates. McVey owns three knockouts and three submissions, all coming in the first round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Reese is 3-2 inside the Octagon and will look to close out 2025 on a high note.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here is the updated UFC Vegas 111 lineup:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Remember that <a href=\"http:\/\/mmamania.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAmania.com<\/a> will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/394896\/ufc-vegas-111-fight-card-start-time-date-location-bonfim-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vegas 111 fight card<\/a>, starting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb1105awD][400720][][][][][][][][][mmamania.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a> \u201cPrelims\u201d matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 7 p.m. ET (also on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb1105awD][400720][][][][][][][][][mmamania.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 111: \u201cBonfim vs. Brown\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"However, that is no longer happening. Johnson was not cleared by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) because of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,82,49483,37644,44986,702],"class_list":["post-264379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-fight-announcements","tag-ufc-on-espn-fight-night","tag-ufc-prelims","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}