UFC middleweight Anthony Johnson
Taking the easy road is no option for former welterweight contender Anthony "Rumble" Johnson.
Having worked his way up the welterweight ranks to the point where he was arguably two or three fights away from a title shot, Johnson has made the biggest decision of his career.
The six-foot-two former junior college national wrestling champion has opted to leave the 170lb welterweight division behind and move up to middleweight - and his first fight couldn't be much tougher.
Johnson will make his debut at 185lbs at UFC 142 against former UFC champion Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort.
And as if that wasn't tough enough, he'll be doing so in Belfort's home town of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of 18,000 screaming fans.
It's not a decision Johnson has taken lightly, but the man dubbed "Rumble" is confident that he can prevail against a UFC legend on Saturday night.
"It's an honour for me to be able to fight Vitor in Rio," Johnson explained.
"He's a legend and compared to him I'm a nobody.
"But after January 14th the world's gonna know who I am."
Belfort's danger lies in his striking, but Johnson goes into Saturday night's bout in the knowledge that he's never been knocked out.
He's looking to cause a huge upset in front of the Brazilian fans - and he's looking to have fun doing it.
"I'm gonna go out there and have fun. I'm gonna go out to dominate. I'm gonna go out there to win.
Anthony Johnson vs Vitor Belfort is the co-main event at UFC 142: Aldo v
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