UFC light heavyweight Anthony Johnson has agreed to counseling and a donation to a Florida based women’s charity following an incident last week at a gym.
The UFC announced their decision following an investigation into the incident and in addition, Johnson has apologized to the women that his actions were directed at.
“Following a thorough investigation by a third-party law firm, UFC is extremely disappointed with Anthony Johnson’s recent actions, as the organization does not tolerate behavior of this nature from any athletes under contract with the UFC,” the UFC statement said. “Johnson personally apologized to the woman he verbally offended at a Florida gym last week and for the insensitive comments he made on social media afterwards. The woman accepted Johnson’s apology and indicated a desire to put this unfortunate matter behind them. In order to ensure these situations do not happen in the future, Johnson has agreed to participate in counseling and UFC will support him through this process. Johnson has also agreed to make a donation to a Florida-based women’s charity.”
Johnson will remain on next weekend’s UFC 191, as he will meet Jimi Manuwa on the pay-per-view portion of the fight card.